If you run a team, group, organization or company.

Instead of people always having to come to the boss with new ideas, let them have different people they can reach out to.

Don’t let them live in fear of having talk to the boss; who then shuts down the idea anyway cause he had a bad day, mood or feeling.

Give other people in your team the power to take new ideas and get them rolling on their own.

Other people might see opportunities that you are blind to. Other people in your team might also not be as intimidating as speaking to the boss directly.

Encourage trial and error.

Give them an extra break or time during the day to dabble and experiment with new ideas. (If they choose to)

Don’t let it be a hierarchy of ideas.

A 21 year old newbie can have a better idea than a 45 year old veteran who’s worked for you for many years.