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This article will help you recognize why you’re not getting your best ideas where you’d hope to, and will focus on helping you to create a space where you can be more productive in creating new and improved ideas.

What kind of physical spaces provide the best environments for innovation to flourish? We asked three creative companies to share their workplace innovation secrets and descibe what makes them so perfectly suited to fostering creativity.

6 Ideas To Promote Innovation In Your Workplace This Year

One way to activate the creativity of employees is to develop an environment where problem-solving is encouraged. I believe we are all inclined to innovate and problem-solve within our own space, so empowering employees to see the workplace as an extension of that space can give them the confidence they need to bring new ideas to the table.  Take the case of Arena—our organization exists because our founders Michael and Eric needed a better way to manage their product data—they had a problem, and they fixed it. I’m not saying everyone needs to be a company founder, but the desire to solve problems is what creates companies, and is what can lead to a more innovative workforce.

OrangeSoda employees enjoy peaceful, productive mornings with our 2-Hour Energy strategy. Every morning for two hours, everyone is (at least is supposed to be) at their desks working on projects and tasks—no internal meetings, social media, or interruptions allowed. These focused hours present our employees with the opportunity to look for and identify processes that need improvement.

Not only internal, but also external factors are strong drivers of innovation. Why have, for instance, some places emerged as “hot spots” for innovation? The impact of the location on innovation is the second in a series of five articles by Gunjan Bhardwaj, head of Ernst & Young´s Global Business Performance Think-tank. The topics of the other articles are: Disruptive Innovation; Innovation in Networks; Social Innovation; and Business Model Innovation.

The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology. It is built around the core assumptions that in a world of widely distributed knowledge, organisations cannot afford to rely on restrictive, traditional forms of research and insight and emphasises the importance of collaborating with shared risk for shared reward.

For many, thinking creatively doesn't happen as easily in a traditional office. How can you make a space that inspires?

Innovative Office Design Reflects Austin Startup's Creative Ethos