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WORKPLACE INNOVATION AND CHANGEINTRODUCTIONThere are many researchers who have worked on workplace innovation and change and have concluded that innovation is the introduction or implementation of new and advanced technologies in the workplace. And hopefully they have increased the performance of the organization. There is a definition of workplace innovation by plot (2011) as “the introduction of new and advanced technologies into the workplace”. Totterdill (2010) also contributed and provided a concept of collaboration that innovation is for both people and organizations. What Impact of innovation and change on economic growth. Totterdill (2012), stated that European countries have good recognition of innovation. Socioeconomic and labor market impacts make innovation and change more important. Therefore, it is believed that workplace innovation and company liquidity have a positive relationship and this factor is sufficient to increase economic growth. Levels of organization and innovation in the workplace Pott (2011), presented an idea that there are three factors that increase the performance and quality of the organization, they are work organization, human resources and supporting technologies. There is several research that shows consistent results that innovation in the workplace always has a positive impact on social and economic growth. Encourage workplace innovationThree ways your organization can encourage innovation in the workplace.(1) Empower people to solve their own problems: Increase creativity and innovation... focus of the paper. ..people may feel comfortable with the change in the organization and some may not classify that type of employees so well. Some resistance to change and innovation • Resentment of interference • Fear of staff failure • Thinking that change is not possible • Fear of costs • Lack of trust Managing innovation and change in the organization Managing change is in same way as managing other things like resources. Below are some steps through which the organization can manage change.1. The first step is to immediately define your mission that everyone in your company has no problem understanding the change.2. Build a team that can deal with the change and its impact and ensure that the team leader is an effective person.3. The structure must be flat and based on an informal reporting system so that no one has difficulty reporting due to formal procedures