{"id":10928,"date":"2016-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-migration.local\/blog\/foster-creativity-innovation-organization\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:32:03","slug":"foster-creativity-innovation-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/c\/blog\/foster-creativity-innovation-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Foster Creativity and Innovation at Your Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most forward-thinking organizations don\u2019t stumble upon innovative ideas by chance. They build a framework within their teams that supports consistent creativity and innovation.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a social impact organization or a for-profit company, there are ways you can engrain brilliant thinking into your culture. To help you build a space for creativity and innovation at your organization, below are two examples and key takeaways that any business can implement.<\/p>\n

2 Organizations That Foster Creativity and Innovation<\/h2>\n

PCI (Project Concern International)<\/h3>\n

PCI aims to end hunger and improve the lives of those facing hardship. Through causes like women\u2019s empowerment, poverty solutions, and disaster relief, they bring health and hope to millions of children and families around the world.<\/p>\n

In 2016, PCI was named a Classy Awards Winner<\/a> and recognized alongside nine other social impact organizations as one of the most innovative problem-solvers of our generation. When we sat down to speak with Chris Bessenecker, their VP of strategic initiatives, we discovered that creativity and innovation don\u2019t just \u201chappen\u201d at PCI\u2014they\u2019re built into the organization\u2019s strategic model.<\/p>\n

He says,<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout four years ago\u2014as PCI was growing\u2014we were dealing with the dilemma of, how do you grow and stay agile? How do you maintain both the creativity that is inherent to the organization, and the ability to move fast and make decisions? As I researched, the solution that kept coming up was intentionally hardwiring innovation into your structure and building that culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why they created PCInnovAtion, an internal process that allows any staff member to submit an idea, have it vetted, receive support and guidance, and move forward from idea to prototype. To date, the organization has created over 100 innovations through this process.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a decentralized process, so it\u2019s going on all around the PCI globe and we\u2019re all using the same definition of innovation. We\u2019ve defined how to measure it, which allows you to innovate in the area of field impact, but also in process. So if I\u2019m working at the front desk and want to innovate a process, there is space for me to do that.<\/p>\n\n \n