Pushing the Elephant: 4 Ways to Spark Innovation in Big Organizations!

Simon Trevarthen
7 min readJun 16, 2021

Innovation and hierarchies do not mix. Rigid, vertical cultures stifle ideas and stunt creativity. Innovation requires an embrace of new ideas. You have to be in sync with your customer’s unmet needs.

In contrast, big bureaucracies often have an insular mindset. Layers of procedural and administrative sediment cocoons leadership. As a result…

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Simon Trevarthen

Simon is Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Elevate Your Greatness (EYG). EYG helps individuals, teams and organizations unpack the secrets of success.