In today's fast-moving and global workplace the public sector and those in the public square need to catch up to the private sector on encouraging and rewarding innovation and creative potential. State's have often been referred to as the innovation laboratory much more than the federal governments has been. State and local governments have done a good job in many, many areas but we must now do more.
I agree that "nurturing the right conditions within the organization--conditions that provide all staff, irrespective of position, title, or years of service, with the courage, space, tools and resources to share their ideas and lead new possibilities for our workplace".
We need to hear from not only staff and elected officials but from citizens/community members about their ideas, their innovation, their process. We need to reward people and listen to them as we go thru this process. We need to find ways to not only let people know that failure is okay because it can lead to success. We need to not punish failure but use it to innovate and succeed. The public and the media must help drive this acceptance.
I am not sure who this quote is from but what we need more of is "brains, heart and courage". We need to listen to people who have the brains, heart and courage to work on innovation and to expand innovation.