Over the last couple of years, many companies have taken steps to formalize innovative features to create a separate office of innovation and set the main innovations (CIO). It is interesting that this development coincides with the period of economic crisis, and may signal a growing recognition that the way forward innovations that will ultimately affect the state of the industry or the company's position in the long term. As companies make innovative features, they also seek to create a culture of innovation. But what is innovation culture? A CIO's role in creating this culture? The authors believe that they have an idea that they check by interviewing IT directors, managers, and executives in 22 companies about their experience building a culture of innovation. Some key points arise, in particular due to the fact that the kind of leadership model is needed for the task, and they show the biggest obstacles that companies will need to clear in order to innovate to move from words to deeds. "Hide
for Paddy Miller, Azra Brankovic Source: IESE-Insight Magazine 8 pages. Publication Date: December 15, 2011. Prod. #: IIR065-PDF-ENG
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