Innovation is the process of introducing new ideas or inventions to bring about more effective processes, products or ideas. In business, this could mean creating better products, improving services, or improving the processes that support these products or services. Throughout history, organizations have had to innovate to remain competitive, by inventing new products that people want or need, or by offering a better service than anyone else in the same industry. In the decades before the advent of ubiquitous computer technology, innovation occurred gradually. Since then though, it seems the pace of change has become so rapid, it’s sometimes hard to keep up.
Organizations face a daunting future where existing competitors are constantly innovating, while new start-ups reinvent entire business models. Inertia is not an option, they must innovate, within the finance function and across the wider organization, or run the risk of obsolescence. And they need to do it now. Because early adopters of innovation in the finance function perform better.
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