𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤.

According to Lab Manager, there are 4 types of innovation cultures that shape how teams perform: 

1️⃣ 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 🚀 

 ✅ High psychological safety + high accountability 

 🔓 Ideal for breakthrough thinking, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 

 💡 Solution: Empower your team to take risks without fear — invest in leadership training, clear goals, and open dialogue. 

2️⃣ 𝐀𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 ⚡ 

 ✅ Low psychological safety + high accountability 

 🥵 Pressure is high, and mistakes aren't tolerated. 

 💡 Solution: Normalize feedback, celebrate learning moments, and reduce fear-based dynamics. 

3️⃣ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 🛋️ 

 ✅ High psychological safety + low accountability 

 😌 A supportive environment, but innovation may stall. 

 💡 Solution: Set clearer expectations, introduce stretch goals, and foster ambition alongside empathy. 

4️⃣ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 🔥 

 ✅ Low psychological safety + low accountability 

 ⛔ Innovation is rare — survival mode takes over. 

 💡 Solution: Rebuild trust, clarify roles, and focus on foundational team dynamics first. 

🎯 Want your team to innovate more? Start by understanding your cultural baseline — and then adjust the levers of safety and accountability. Let us know you thoughts down below or on LinkedIn.