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Winner of the Management of Innovation Award in the category for emerging enterprises<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jumping to conclusions stands in the way of creative problem solving<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

They say it\u2019s human nature to want closure. When something appears to have run its course, from a project to a relationship, we want it finalised, concluded, wrapped up, chapter closed, book snapped shut and computer turned off. With innovation, closure is the last thing VNI Consultants want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe temptation is to say, \u2018Here\u2019s the challenge, and here\u2019s the solution\u2019. But if you wait, you might find something even more innovative,\u201d says founder and principal consultant Dr Pieter du Toit. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s important not to jump to conclusions. In our company, even when we think we have the answer, we wait and go through the question again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Resisting closure is officially part of the innovation process that VNI Consultants has put in place to keep its business consulting services at the cutting edge \u2013 which is the only way a small consulting firm can compete in an era of global giants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A highly developed sense of curiosity and the willingness to keep searching and questioning when others might have stopped looking is behind the firm\u2019s array of trademarked or patented products and services, such as its BlueAgile\u2122 methodology for dealing with continuous change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But let\u2019s take a step back. Before getting to the (non-)closure stage of the innovation process, there\u2019s a series of other steps that VNI pursues. \u201cIt starts with the free flow of ideas, where everyone engages and there are no rights or wrongs,\u201d says Pieter. \u201cAs we collect more information, we try to prioritise the application of out-of-the-norm thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re all familiar, for instance, with the glass-half-full and glass-half-empty concept. Pieter looks at the glass differently. \u201cInstead of filling the glass with fluid, how about using it as a paperweight?\u201d he suggests. This kind of out-of-the-glass thinking can lead to all manner of innovations that might normally be overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated to a business context, an off-the-shelf open-source program or system could be put to uses that are far from common. A good example is VNI Consultants\u2019 elegantly novel use of off-the-shelf systems to develop and launch its EduNomix range of training offerings (which include the Creative Problem Solving module that mirrors its own innovation processes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOff-the-shelf doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s no room for innovation,\u201d says Pieter, adding that the secret is to use what you have in ways others haven\u2019t thought of. \u201cThe people in this organisation are constantly looking at what value can be derived from processes, systems, and structures. You\u2019ll find them working late at night, early in the morning, and on weekends, not because they\u2019re expected to but because it\u2019s so exhilarating and exciting that they just want to get to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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