The biggest obstacle to software innovation might not be what you think. It’s fear.
Fear of failure, fear of the product flopping, fear of missing the mark with users, and ultimately, fear of losing one’s job (CIOs/Engineering Leaders) or one’s organization (startup founders). All this fear can compound into paralysis or can constrict a software team’s innovation efforts.
Innovation is inherently risky. It literally means doing something new and untried. Fear of this risk can lead company and software leadership to avoid innovation or to attempt hesitant or partial innovation. This never works.
Instead, they should seek to mitigate that risk while still pursuing the best, most creative, most useful version of software.
If you’re a leader in a software company, it’s critical you understand that it’s the fear of risk rather than the risk itself that will prevent innovation. The best way to combat fear is to equip yourself with proven tools that helped over 100 companies innovate successfully.
This ENO8 Answers episode doesn’t seek deny the fear that can come when a leader and their team stretch and reach for software innovation. That’s valid. Instead, we teach you how to navigate around this software innovation obstacle in order to find a path toward meaningful innovation.
