'Many people have this idea that you need to have a genius leader or to be a startup to innovate. It's not true,' said Bensaou, whose book Built to Innovate demystifies innovation and shows organisations how they can develop an innovation engine. Even traditional or centuries-old companies are able to innovate, he said. 'This is innovation driven by everyone in the organisation, not just the genius leader or R&D capability.' The tools of innovation To get there, companies should first recognise that every employee has the potential to generate ideas and, importantly, give them the permission to do so.

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