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In a business context, successful innovation typically happens in three stages: “think it, try it, then sell it,” says Gail Golden, innovation consultant and guest speaker at Tuesday’s “Women in Innovation” luncheon at Emerson Exchange.

The challenge is that many companies have a culture and a leadership style which actually stifles innovation, making it challenging to engage, attract, and retain a diverse and innovative workforce.

Golden led Exchange attendees in a workshop and exercises designed to help identify barriers to innovation and to strengthen skills in cultivating a diverse workforce that leads women and men to engage in an innovative business climate.