Building the capacity to innovate in our organisations

Provides an overview of the facts, myths and what often looks like snake oil regarding the topic of innovation for those who develop the skills of people. Highlights some elements of innovation from the perspective of building the capacity of people to be innovative on the job. Sets out the 'Hand of Innovation' model of the five competencies needed at an individual level for fostering innovation in organisations and the 'Six Thinking Hats' tool for provoking designing thinking. Lists five points that are most important to manage an organisation more innovative, to make it an idea factory. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.