The Gift of Crisis – Innovation
A former White House Chief of Staff and former Mayor of Chicago ; Rahm Emanuel famously said “ Never allow a good crisis go to waste ”. The gift of any crisis is often hidden in the opportunity it presents to do things once thought were impossible , therein lies innovation . Dyson Limited , a British company that manufactures household appliances , designed a new ventilator in 10 days . Alibaba and Zhongbai , a Chinese retailer , built an unmanned store for essential items and disinfectant supplies . Chickfil-A , one of America ’ s largest fastfood chain restaurants , developed more than a dozen changes to its drive-through process to maximize safety and efficiency in the face of skyrocketing demand for take-out food , while contactless products sitting on shelves of banks were quickly concluded and launched . These are not surprising occurrences , they reinforce the outcome of various studies on the impact of the principles and practices of agile management on companies , which showed that companies innovate quickly when they shed the constraints of bureaucracy and adopt agile methods .
Today , many companies seem to be discovering agile methodologies at breakneck speed . Some executives have confessed that the innovations their companies are creating weren ’ t part of a strategic plan . The pandemic inspired a small group of people that spotted an urgent need , dropped lower-priority activities , broke typical bureaucratic procedures ,