At the Innovation Ball - another innovation song..
Innovation is all about uncertainty - no-one knows quite what's around the corner. So there's a limit to how far we can plan to work with it - and instead we need to develop the skills of agility. As this song suggests, it’s a bit like learning to dance....Dancing at the Innovation Ball The thing with innovation, this is something you will learn It never goes the way you want, you’ve got to twist and turn The road ahead’s uneven, one way streets and plain dead ends And there’s always something nasty hiding just around the bend! But there ‘s one thing you can rely on, one thing we know for sure Innovation’s quite predictable – it follows Murphy’s Law! Chorus So be quick on your feet and light on your toes Learn to do the dance Going round in circles is just how it goes When your partner's name is Chance Three steps forward, two steps back And don’t forget to turn Never mind when events try to push you off track It’s just what you have to learn It’s no big deal if you trip or you stumble Don’t be afraid to fall Intelligent failure’s the name of the game At the Innovation Ball! The best laid plans o’ mice and men do oft times gang agley What the poet, Robbie Burns, was really trying to say Is that things don’t always work out right, no matter how hard you try So you need to learn to live with it, instead of asking why…. Of course you need a project plan, of course you need a team But remember with even the best of these things are never what they seem Chorus Learning to dance this waltz might seem as hard as it can be But if you keep on, persevere, it’s easy as ABC Fail fast, fail forward, and pivot – capture what you’ve gained Pick yourself up, dust yourself down and then go round again! It’s build, test, review, build, test, review, and build, test, review, once more Never mind if you’re feeling all battered and bruised from all the times you hit the floor! Chorus If you'd like to explore more innovation stories, or access a wide range of resources to help work with innovation, then please visit my website here.You can find a rich variety of cases, tools, videos, activities and other resources - as well as my innovation blog.Or subscribe to my YouTube channel here