Learning how to learn: How innovation can be hampered and overcome

Abstract

Purpose

This paper reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

It is quite common for organizations to see costs where others see investments, to see risks where others see opportunities, and innovation is placed by such organizations and a “nice to have” in the latter category rather than a necessity in the former. It will also mean that the organization will not reallocate resources, change structures, upscale R&D activities or widen the knowledge base, and this will mean stagnation, inability to adapt and change, and ultimately losing everything those organizations thought were so secure in the first place.

Practical implications

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

Citation

(2008), "Learning how to learn: How innovation can be hampered and overcome", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 35-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280810850741