Intel IT created a formal system of innovation to embed experimentation and continuous improvement into its culture. Launched in 2022, it reserves 20% of team capacity for innovation through the Keep Improving IT initiative. Leadership drives cultural change by removing fear, encouraging fast, structured experiments, and following up on 100% of ideas. Seven principles guide the system, including targeting innovation, embracing failure, fostering diversity, and ensuring capacity. Bottom-up adoption is enabled through quarterly Innovation Days, generating 184 ideas—49 already operationalized—saving 6,300 hours annually. Results include higher quality, faster delivery, and greater team satisfaction. By scaling this model across groups like manufacturing and supply chain IT, Intel aims to sust

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