This post originally appeared on www.innovateli.com.

The reason innovations fail is not because of technology. It’s never about the technology.

Innovations fail because of people. The people who might employ a new technology may not be sold on it. Or they might be afraid of it. Or they might feel threatened by it.

Welcome to the dark side of innovation. The biggest threat to a new innovation your company is trying to develop will be your own people.

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