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Tips for promoting acceptance of your idea
- Consider whether your idea complements an already successful initiative. If it does, seek out the people who are managing the other initiative and explore ways to link your idea with their work. By piggybacking your idea with other projects, you may be able to take advantage of pooled resources.
- Create and show drawings, prototypes, models, or other proof-of-concept tools to give people a concrete idea of what your innovation looks like.
- Dramatize the benefits for maximum impact. When talking about your idea to stakeholders, emphasize how your project will improve upon the status quo.
- Connect your innovation with each stakeholder's needs, wants, and priorities. When you are seeking stakeholder support, tailor your presentation to address the individual interests of your audience.
- When you enter the action phase of the project, make sure that the people who will be doing the work have the support tools, time, and training necessary to implement your idea. People will be more inclined to buy into the work if they feel well trained and prepared.
- Implement in small chunks. Setting small, realistic goals for yourself and your team will help you meet deadlines, deliver on your promises, and demonstrate early wins.
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