{"id":7870,"date":"2019-09-26T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T16:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=7870"},"modified":"2019-09-26T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T16:42:20","slug":"small-yet-mighty-thoughts-on-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/small-yet-mighty-thoughts-on-innovation","title":{"rendered":"Small Yet Mighty Thoughts on Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7871&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies often believe that innovation must encompass sweeping changes to product lines or methods, but the Oxford American Dictionary defines it as \u201cchanges in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas or products.\u201d Nowhere does it state that innovation must be vast or earth-shaking. In fact, the majority of innovations fit the dictionary definition better than they fit the popular imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrating Big Change, Ignoring Small Innovation Gains<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Susan Cain writes in her book <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/work\/quotes\/13387396\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can&#8217;t Stop Talking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize the one percent.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But should we? Isn\u2019t there value in saving a small percent of the cost to produce a high-volume process or product due to a methodology change, or one that solves a problem as valuable as a new product idea that may never make it to market?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But where do we celebrate the small changes that save thousands or millions of dollars over the years? In most cases, these changes are overlooked or never celebrated at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always Try New Things<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/focused-innovation-for-market-success\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">innovation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in small, steady chunks doesn\u2019t mean forgoing innovation completely. As Peter Drucker said, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.\u201d\u00a0Of course you do. When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, he famously said, \u201cOne small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.\u201d Change those words around to instead read, \u201cOne small step for efficiency, one giant leap toward profitability,\u201d or \u201c&#8230;productivity\u201d or whatever you choose to measure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Does Innovation Drive Growth and Continuous Improvement?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/dr-james-p-womack-hero-lean-manufacturing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lean manufacturing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Six Sigma include \u201ccontinuous improvement\u201d as key tenets. Neither methodology suggests throwing out a process and starting over. They don\u2019t suggest that only the latest ideas and products will work. What they do both recommend are small, controlled improvements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stabilize the process. Then measure and evaluate your results. Only then should you move on to the next incremental change, or go back to the original method. There\u2019s no shame in trying something that doesn\u2019t work. The only shame is not trying at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does Innovation Work in Any Industry?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fashion designer Marc Jacobs once <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/tag\/innovation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInnovation is an evolutionary process, so it&#8217;s not necessary to be radical all the time.\u201d\u00a0His words apply equally as well to manufacturing design as they do to fashion design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning for innovation is important, but before pushing for entirely new products, new features or new processes, be sure your customer needs them or will use them. If not, maybe it\u2019s time to slow down or simply think about smaller, more incremental changes. Maybe a smaller change or a simple tweak would give you or your customer the hoped-for result.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science Fiction Speaks to Manufacturing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We tend to celebrate the big idea, regardless of how it might affect the bigger picture. We look for major innovations &#8211; the next big thing. But maybe, just maybe, we should stick closer to home. Maybe the answer lies in small yet mighty changes. After all, it was award-winning science fiction writer Robert A. 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