The Wall Street Journal asked a group of thought leaders “what’s the most important thing leaders can do to spark innovation at their institutions?”  Their responses are below and more details are in the WSJ article.  How about you – how should leaders spur innovation?

1. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Encourage Small Wins—and the Big Wins Are More Likely to Come
2. Bob Kerrey: Let Us Innovate and Ossify in Equal Measures
3. Andrew McAfee: Get Specific and Follow These Two Mantras
4. Lynda Gratton: Use Connectivity and Bring In Outside Ideas
5. Bruce Nolop: Go for Singles, Not Home Runs
6. Bernard Yeung: Lead a Collective Change in Attitude
7. Kenneth Freeman: Make Challenging the Status Quo Acceptable
8. Jay Hooley: Listen for Good Ideas at All Levels
9. Hamdi Ulukaya: Don’t Confine Innovation to One Department
10. Cesare Mainardi: Don’t Throw Money at the Problem—Invest in Coherence