The Reason for the Disdain Towards IT People
Guess what? The biggest problem in your company is the Information Technology department. I mean, come on, who likes IT people anyway? They might be good with computers but know how to slow things down. We must jump through all their hoops and wait forever for them to finish their work. It's like they're always behind schedule.
Lots of people don't like the IT department at work. But it's not their fault. If the IT department is hated, it's because the boss doesn't get how people work. It's a problem that the big bosses need to fix, not the IT guys.
Creation is Human; Implementation is Divine
Have you ever wondered why the IT department always seems to annoy everyone? Well, it all goes back to our basic instinct to help out our group. Just like Logan, King, and Fischer-Wright explained, our workplace is like our own little community. When our species first appeared 200,000 years ago, the tribes that had members who were good at coming up with new ideas were more likely to survive. Fast forward to today, and our office is like our tribe. We still have that urge to come up with new things to help out our group. Our brains are wired to want to make our social groups better by coming up with discoveries.
When we're not allowed to be creative, we feel stuck and bored. This happens a lot at work, and people usually blame the IT department for holding them back.
People are complaining because companies aren't listening to their ideas and making changes. This stops new and cool things from happening. I've talked a lot about how feedback and certain models can help companies improve, but when that cycle is broken, it can stop innovation in its tracks. That's why some people are against technology - they feel like their ideas aren't being heard.
An Unfixed Connection
Hey guys, so like, at work, they're always telling us to come up with cool new ideas and think of stuff that's never been done before. They want us to be super creative and think outside the box. They say that if we can do this, we'll be successful and our team will do awesome. They're saying that if we can be innovative and get things done, we'll be in good shape. So let's put our thinking caps on and come up with some rad ideas!
Imagine you're playing a video game and every time you complete a level, you get a special power-up. That's kind of like how reinforcement works in real life! It's all about getting a cue, doing something, and then getting a reward. But sometimes, like in a lot of companies, people come up with awesome ideas but don't get any recognition or rewards for them. This can make things slow down and stop new ideas from happening.
When workers don't get praised for their hard work, or have to deal with lots of paperwork, long wait times, and office drama, they start to lose their motivation. Their creativity turns into chaos and stops them from coming up with new ideas.
The End of Innovative Thinking
So, like, the problem starts with the bosses not realizing that things are all messed up. Then, the people who don't know much about tech stuff can't do a good job, so they just pass their work off to the IT guys. Instead of blaming the bosses, the business people blame IT for why things are always late. It's like the company is split into two groups - the business people who come up with ideas and the engineers who make those ideas happen.
Imagine a group of people who work with computers all day, trying to come up with new ideas and make cool stuff. But instead of getting to be creative and think outside the box, they're stuck doing boring tasks all the time. They have so much work to do that they don't have time to understand what they're working on or why it's important. This makes them feel disconnected from the people who use the stuff they make. And to make matters worse, they feel like they're not appreciated by the business people who tell them what to do. This causes a lot of tension and stops them from coming up with new and exciting things.
Reviving Innovation
There are lots of different ways companies try to make better technology. Some companies have tried out skunk works, incubators, 20 percent time, cross-functional teams, and even software “SWAT teams” to see what works best.
Most importantly, bosses need to make sure that workers get recognized for trying to make the company better. Getting a pat on the back or some extra cash is cool, but sometimes just knowing that your idea made a difference is enough to make you feel good. When good ideas get stuck in all the red tape, it stops the flow of feedback and stops new ideas from coming in.
