Jan 152012
As I burned scrap wood in my shop, I realized that fire in a barrel serves as an ideal metaphor to managing innovation.
This best addresses the misconception that too much control can inhibit creativity. I would argue that an infrastructure that allows ideas to burn and innovation to follow is similar to a barrel that holds the fuel, contains the flames, and keeps the embers safely within the confines is what allows the fire to roar without burning down the house.
Fire in a barrel is like managing innovation
Profound!