Increasing the stakes why innovation is gaining more traction as we end the first six months of 2009, one thing is clear people are realizing that innovation is more than a buzzword. It&39s a critical component of an organization&39s success it&39s the lifeblood that makes the organization tick and survive a world of highvelocity change. As someone who spends a lot of time helping some of the world&39s largest organizations adapt to and understand the new highvelocity economy, i&39ve long realized that there are big, creativestumblingblocks that have restricted the type of thinking that is necessary to "doingthingsdifferently."