"People do not fail because their plan is to fail, they fail because they have no plan." Jim Rhom - Business Philosopher, Entrepreneur, Writer, USA.
Five basic elements or factors are present in any innovation process, which, if taken into account during the incubation, maturation, implementation and acceptance of the innovation process, can guarantee us the success of its results to a greater extent.
According to Cecilia Fierro (2005), management can take place without innovations, since it is the way of doing things in organizations. Innovation cannot be done without or outside of management, because innovation is a process of management, inherent in it. The basic elements are: Process, Common End, People, Resources and internal and external Agents.
- Process. Innovation as a chronological sequence that sets out the natural life cycle of innovations from their origin to their adoption or rejection. Common end. Give the institution a shared vision about the point to which you want to go and what are the concepts and principles that you want to promote. We must recognize and involve the members of the organization. Resources. It is necessary that resources are allocated for its implementation, it is almost impossible to apply an innovation in an organization if the necessary resources and infrastructure are not allocated for its implementation. Internal and external agents. Society is constantly changing, it is necessary to have an analysis of the internal and external environment to know where we stand and know where to walk with the greatest possible certainty.
There is no formula or model to follow for an institution that is successful today to continue being so in three or more years. Because innovation is a key factor and you have to work it daily, permanently. It is necessary to be aware, to be aware of it, to evaluate the management process, to identify the key or critical factors of success or failure, and then to start from there in order to innovate, improve, do more with less, look for what, in the words of the Jesuit education we call the Magis, which means the search for the most, the most universal good.
In order to innovate, a broad knowledge of a need is necessary, not all innovative ideas are successful, therefore, it is necessary to play with all the necessary tools so that innovation not only surprises but also works.
