
I like to get their feedback on all sorts of things that contribute to our company. I either verbally ask my team to provide their input, or I send out a message on Slack or in an email.

Here, eight members of Young Entrepreneur Council examine how a company can set its employees on the path to generating innovative ideas strategically. In doing so, they leverage their employees’ creative urges to the benefit of the organization. If a company hires right, its talented employees could offer vast resources to the company in terms of their innovative ideas.Īll that a business needs to do is to foster a culture that’s obsessed with making things better.

The pitfall that most entrepreneurs fall victim to, however, is thinking that all change must come from the top. There’ s no question about how vital innovation is to a business.

Bottom, from left: Jeff Keenan, Erin Blaskie, Jason Khoo, and Shaun Conrad. Top, from left: John Hall, Thomas Griffin, Kelly Richardson, John Kudale.
