Chapter 2

ENTERPRISE INNOVATION

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Organizational Creativity is facilitated through a variety of social processes and medians. Examples are Google's idea management system in which employees email their ideas which are then added to a database available to all for comments and ratings. Various over the counter software are available for companies smaller than Google to implement a more robust system of creativity and innovation than the good ol' comments box.

In the below video, Gan Boon San, President of Sun Microsystems Asia South, discusses the values Enterprise Innovation: solving problems, meeting business needs, realizing vision, saving costs, improve competitiveness and improved quality of product. He mentions the process is vital to maintain at all times, especially in bad times as well as the use of resources outside technology, including human resources, partners and customers.

It feels like enterprise innovation is not always active in company cultures. Only in hard times do companies seem to wake up to the fact they need to modify their practices and change along with the times. During this most recent economic crisis and newly elected president does the need for innovation seem to be championed. Starting with the banks and top car manufacturers; the auto industry has since been pressed to reinvent its structure, practices and products to regain industry prowess.