{"id":18974,"date":"2016-01-26T12:50:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T17:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=18974"},"modified":"2016-01-26T12:50:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T17:50:16","slug":"the-benefits-of-lean-six-sigma-and-a-cio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/the-benefits-of-lean-six-sigma-and-a-cio\/18974\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Lean Six Sigma and a CIO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/shmula_innovation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-18975\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/shmula_innovation-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"Chief Innovation Officer \" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/shmula_innovation-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/shmula_innovation-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/shmula_innovation-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The indisputable fact about change is that everyone hates it! It is painful and nobody likes to go through it. It&#8217;s a natural response and one that humans just despise. However, we also know that change is a positive thing and an absolute necessity for any business. Across corporate platforms, innovation and change are typically repressed, and usually lack a clear mission or framework. Even businesses with a strong management team can generate an environment that is hostile to innovation and change. This logically leads a board to the next question, Do we really need a Chief Innovation Officer?\u009d Without a doubt, considering the mere fact of human nature, a business can benefit from a Chief Innovation Officer (CIO).<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s consider that a CIO can breathe fire into an organization that lacks innovative energy or can be an effective counter-balance to an organization&#8217;s natural business instincts. A CIO can help design a more innovation-friendly environment. Let&#8217;s look at some key factors that support the role of a CIO:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports Best Practices  Scours the market for ideas and insights. Promotes open and free innovation cultures. Introduces practices and tools like Lean Six Sigma that promote creative thinking.<\/li>\n<li>Building Skills  Instills a culture of training and measures improvement in innovation.<\/li>\n<li>Supports New Initiatives  Acts as an expert and facilitator for innovation teams. Raises the bar on their vision and encourages their aspirations.<\/li>\n<li>New Market Spaces  Always searching for new market opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Foster Idea Generation  Managing idea generating platforms that create new possibilities.<\/li>\n<li>Direct Funding  Operates a budget for orphan ideas\u009d and innovation.<\/li>\n<li>Project Sheltering  Protects innovation and seed projects from managers who are strictly invested in the status quo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Innovators are relatively intolerant of an organizational resistance to change. They neither understand nor appreciate the value of an organization&#8217;s muscle memory. Innovators are the employees who will poke managers with a sharp stick if they fail to get the response they seek. Letting a CIO have control over these factors can bring new life into a stagnant business or industry.<\/p>\n<p>When you consider the powerful nature of a leader that can inspire and support innovation, the possibilities are endless. A CIO who uses Lean Six Sigma in the organization is powerful: the methodology becomes a force multiplier in the business. Inspiring innovation and taking projects from seed to implementation are the basis of a Lean Six Sigma practice. Choosing a CIO could be the best choice a business ever made for the stability and growth of their operation well into the future.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The indisputable fact about change is that everyone hates it! It is painful and nobody likes to go through it. It&#8217;s a natural response and one that humans just despise. However, we also know that change is a positive thing and an absolute necessity for any business. 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