Innovation is becoming increasingly important to creating business success online. If you've been focused on the bottom line for long, developing the skills to innovate might take a little practice. Here are 4 common innovation killers to avoid:
1. It's already been thought of
Carl Sagan once said, "If you want to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." It's almost guaranteed that a version of your idea has been at least thought of by someone else. So what? Innovation happens in the space between having a thought and making it real. That someone else has thought of your idea is not in itself a reason to discard it. If it were, the fashion industry would be out of business.
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