PAPERmaking! FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY Volume 5, Number 1, 2019
5 Tips to Help You Protect & Grow New Ideas Lion cubs are born tiny, blind, and helpless. Weighing just 3 pounds and with their eyes shut tight for a week or longer after birth, the baby lions only get a chance to become apex predators because their mothers protect and nurture them until they’re old enough to hunt and survive on their own. New ideas may be even more vulnerable than lion cubs, as most organizations don’t have fearsome mothers guarding them. From the humble sticky note — now available in a near-infinite variety of colours and sizes — to the camera in your phone, ideas that are now ubiquitous were once small and vulnerable, their potential unknown. Even leaders who val ue creativity often quash new ideas before they’ve been given a fair hearing. When we surveyed global executives, 94% said innovation was important or very important to their organizations. But only 14% said their organizations were good at innovation. Doing a better job of nurturing new ideas is a good place to begin addressing that innovation gap. How to Protect a New Idea https://www.ccl.org
The Paper Industry Technical Association (PITA) is an independent organisation which operates for the general benefit of its members – both individual and corporate – dedicated to promoting and improving the technical and scientific knowledge of those working in the UK pulp and paper industry. Formed in 1960, it serves the Industry, both manufacturers and suppliers, by providing a forum for members to meet and network; it organises visits, conferences and training seminars that cover all aspects of papermaking science. It also publishes the prestigious journal Paper Technology International and the PITA Annual Review , both sent free to members, and a range of other technical publications which include conference proceedings and the acclaimed Essential Guide to Aqueous Coating .
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