When most people think of innovation they think of a brand new product never been seen before made by the brightest person you have ever met. But this is not the case many company’s struggle to innovate and that is because they don’t realise that it is not just about making a new product it can be about a small everyday task. It is the small things that make a big impact look at the butterfly effect "the idea, used in chaos theory, that a very small difference in the initial state of a physical system can make a significant difference to the state at some later time"(Farlex,2012).
A staff member may feel like there is a need for the schedules to be put up at an early date than what they are because she does not feel that it gives her enough time to get child care sorted and ends up not turning into work when she cannot get childcare sorted. This is a relatively small issue to the senior directors at the top of the organisational structure but is a large issue for many shop floor employees. However this small staff timetable issue may escalate to the company having to get agency staff in to cover people who are not able to work .It may also lead to people getting sacked for not turning into work. This could then lead to a higher staff turnover for the company. Which ultimately means the company has to spend more money promoting jobs and retraining staff. This could all be avoided if the employees were listened to and the schedules were put up 2 weeks earlier than what they are. This would save the company money and is an innovative idea which will help the company massively. This shows innovation does not have to be about a new invention it can be about a small matter as they do make big differences.
Farlex. (2012). Butterfly effect. Available: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/butterfly+effect. Last accessed 17th January
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