There is a specific set of questions that can guide us in determining the kind of culture of innovation that an organization has or doesn't have. These include:
Are we talking about how we innovate on a regular basis?
How free people feel to propose ideas, work on ideas and question the status quo?
How much time do leaders invite in meetings to generating ideas on new experiments in the business?
Other venues where people are invited to regularly bring in examples from outside their industry of current innovations?
Are we asking our clients and customers the big questions about their dreams, wishes and ways they want to grow their business?
These are just a few examples of questions that can help spark growing culture of innovation. A culture of innovation does not occur because of speeches and expectations by senior leaders. It does not occur through spending time consternating over strategic weaknesses and threats.