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Practical Tips on Staying Practical in an Innovation Culture
With firms and law departments accelerating along their
innovation spectrums, it is important to anticipate and prepare
for the reach of change. Even simple, low-cost innovations
require careful management with a practical approach.
Ultimately, the success of developing and implementing
innovative projects rests on two factors: excellent change
management and the ability to demonstrate investment
capitalization. This white paper will provide practical tips on
both of those key challenges. It will explore paths to positive
adoption, including:
» Using an agile team.
» Measuring success through key metrics.
» Leveraging a so launch.
» Managing the rollout process.
What Practical Means
"Practical" means efficient, appropriate and cost-effective. Look
for the easiest, cheapest and most agile way of achieving what
you need. For the knowledge management (KM) implementation
team, practical may not necessarily mean easy or even time-
minimizing. Remember, the end user's needs are most important.
Finding simple and efficient ways to introduce innovation
to your professional resources will only become more
important. Sometimes you need a red-carpet party to make
everyone happy for 24 hours, and sometimes you need a loyalty
card that gets stamped once a week.
by Kathleen Hogan of McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Practical Tips on Staying Practical
in an Innovation Culture