Unlocking the Power of Innovation

Abstract

The goal of this article is to provide a practical guide to unlocking the power of innovation within the nursing community. First the three intersecting components of the innovation process (the innovation itself, creativity, and the environment) are explored. Next conceptual perspectives, drawn from the work of both von Hippel and Christensen, are reviewed. This is followed by a description of innovation methods with particular emphasis on IDEO’s innovative processes and the Transforming Care at the Bedside initiative. Finally, specific examples of organizational structures to support innovation within healthcare institutions and across healthcare communities are highlighted. Throughout the article examples of healthcare innovation will be highlighted to illustrate the principles described in the article.

The correlation analysis between organizational justice, knowledge‐hiding behaviour and Nurses' innovation ability: A cross‐sectional study

“…In addition, the use of the intermediary mediation model reveals that organizational justice not only directly regulates nurses' innovation ability but also knowledge-hiding behaviour plays a partial regulating role in it. This study demonstrates that the innovation ability score of Chinese nurses is at the middle level, which still needs to be further improved compared with other countries (Blakeney et al, 2009).…”

Heroes of Diffusion: Making User Innovations Widely Available

“…The case of nurse innovations was a suitable empirical setting for our research purposes. First, innovations developed by nurses are typically user innovations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency or safety of work processes (Hughes, 2006;Blakeney et al, 2009;Glasgow et al, 2018). Next, nurse innovations diffuse slowly or not at all (Nelson, 2020).…”

Innovation in Nursing Practice

“…In addition, there has been little investigation into how the concept of innovation has been defined, and how nurses' understanding of innovation ultimately influences their behavior and guides their practice. This is not to say that the nursing profession has not explored innovation, [3][4][5][6] but rather that a comprehensive examination of the concept of innovation within the field is still needed.…”