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Many organizations and countries want to get do more “innovation”. Innovation has become the “in” things now, and millions of dollars are spent hiring consultants, and going to courses on leadership.
You have events where leaders talk to other leaders about leadership. There is an issue here, and one thing that we do not hear about is the follower’s voice.
From my experience engaging communities and working on solutions, I find that many donors and groups who just want to help but don’t want to donate are just following status quo, and the most pressing problems are untouched.
When leaders just talk to other leaders, it often create an echo chamber which boosts egos. In the digital age, many of our cultures and values have shifted. Knowledge does not just lie in the few leaders who hold all the information.
Today, with the digital communications becoming one of the key ways to communicate with consumers, companies are now forced to engage and listen. Marketing is no longer one way, and feedback channels are more easy to access. A company that engages and listens to their customers can have better insights on the market. If you have a new solution and want…
