The opposite of hiding innovation is to create a public place to play – an Innovation Sandbox to promote rapid iterations.
Did you play in the sand as a child? This might have been in your backyard sandpit or perhaps at the beach. It was a chance to get dirty, digging and shaping the sand. It was a chance to play, learn and explore. An innovation sandbox uses this analogy to provide a safe place for innovators to get dirty, dig and shape ideas.
Best of all, it’s about experiments, testing and making rapid change through creating prototypes. The goal is to make multiple iterations to see what improves things – and what doesn’t.
Eric Ries’ book The Lean Startup is the bible for entrepreneurs starting new ventures – within or outside of organisations.
Here are eight guidelines for building your innovation sandbox…
This is an extract from the Book Rapper issue Pioneer: How to Create and Manage Innovation. It’s derived from Eric Ries’ classic book The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.
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