Innovation Manager: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Lots of great ideas start as a simple question, like 'What could we do better?'
Through history
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Long ago
People have always tried new ways to make things easier, like faster ways to send messages. Innovation has been helping companies improve for a very long time.
Tools of the trade
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Sticky notes
Colorful sticky notes let a team write down many ideas and move them around. Then everyone can see which ideas belong together.
A day in the job
- 9:00 AMThe Innovation Manager meets with a team that has a new idea. They ask questions and listen carefully to every answer.
Words to know
- Prototype
- A prototype is a first test version of a new idea. It helps a team check if the idea really works before everyone uses it.
Quiz time
An Innovation Manager never talks to people and only works alone.