# 10 Signs that you’ve got an innovation dysfunction
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It should be pretty easy to walk into an organization and do an innovation audit -- that is, assess the likelihood that an organization can do remarkably new and innovative things. Here's what I would look for: People laugh at new ideasSomeone who identifies a problem is shunnedInnovation is the privileged practice of a special groupThe phrase, "you can't do that because we've always done it this way" is used for every new ideaNo one can remember the last time anyone did anything really coolPeople think innovation is about R&DPeople have convinced themselves that competing on price is normalThe organization is focused more on process than successThere are lots of baby boomers about, and few people younger than 25After any type of surprise -- product, market, industry or organizational change -- everyone sits back and asks, "wow, where did that come from?" Innovative companies act differently. In these organizationsIdeas flow freely throughout the organizationsubversion is a virtuesuccess and failure are championedthere are many, many leaders who encourage innovative thinking, rather than managers who run a bureacracythere are creative champions throughout the organization -- people who thrive on thinking about how to do things differentlyideas get approval and endorsementrather than stating "it can't be done," people ask, "how could we do this?"people know that in addition to R&D, innovation is also about ideas about to "run the business better, grow the business and transform the business"the word "innovation" is found in most job descriptions as a primary area of responsibility, and a percentage of annual renumeration is based upon achievement of explicitly defined innovation goalsThe fact is, every organization should be able to develop innovation as a core virtue -- if they aren't, they certainly won't survive the rapid rate of change that envelopes us today.

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Source: https://jimcarroll.com/2005/10/10-signs-that-youve-got-an-innovation-dysfunction/