Yesterday’s dot (#4495) shared the Idea Graveyard, a special place for ideas whose time had not yet come. The flip side of that is celebrating the ideas that were significant successes. The same Innovation Center lines its walls with banners — like championship banners in a gym — highlighting the products they developed that have gone into production and generated sales. It’s a stunning visual reminder that for all the dead ends and ideas in the graveyard, there have also been many winners.
What do you do to recognize your successes — not just in the moment, but in a way that allows people to internalize the cumulative progress you have made? Wins are forgotten over time as they are absorbed into the fabric of how things are done. Think of how you can make your impact visible — or at least tracked in ways that can be revisited. Innovation and change management is a tough process with many setbacks and ideas that go nowhere. Keep the motivation alive by reminding everyone that sometimes you do win the game!
