- Give people freedom and they will astound you – Sunnmørsposten

According to Shannon Deegan, many years director of Google, innovering embedded in everything I do.

– It is of course tempting to continue with what they have always done, or just take small steps forward . But then one is guaranteed to be obsolete. In the technology changes happening revolutionary, not evolutionary, he said.

Deegan believes it is important to have a culture where it is allowed to fail.

– It is also important to give employees a voice, and to listen to them. It must also be embedded throughout the organization that innovations are expected and supported the.

Flexibility

InnoTown second day came Deegan with advice not to build too much and too stivbeinte organizational structures .

– be rather agile and flexible, and so the organization can easily respond to the opportunities that arise. He also highlighted the leaders their role.

– Do not create managers with governance resources. Leaders must lead by example and where they are creative in their own work – not just manage, he pointed out.

sharing

An environment characterized by collaboration, communication and sharing of ideas is important to promote innovation.

– And bring natural meeting places where ideas are shared basis. There are no meetings that the good ideas coming, said Deegan.

Last year Google two million applications for 4,000 positions.

– We are looking for people with passion. We also want the people is himself, then there will be more fun.

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