Innovate with a Big Stick

Do people really understand innovation. I'm not even sure if I do. For the past several years I've taken up short stints in various industries hoping that the ideas in one would cross-pollinate onto another. That was the plan. Now it seems, I'm having to strike out onto my own and recreate myself and my career. While I wouldn't call it lying on my resume, that's just a bad idea to begin with, I will say that I have conveniently left out details such as down-rating my titles, leaving out responsibilities, and in certain cases successes. Why, well innovation guru isn't quite understood by most in HR and management may be deciding between a layoff or keeping employees on to maintain morale. A new project is most likely off the radar screen, but unfortunately it is exactly times like these that require some new thinking. Innovation increases when you start limiting constraints.