Questions are based on the following passage. "Innovative" does not necessarily mean radi
Questions are based on the following passage.
"Innovative" does not necessarily mean radical or expensive, nor do the best ideas comefrom the top. A woman on the shop floor at Ford suggested putting symbols of different en-gine parts so that drivers would not need a manual to do something simple, such as checkthe oil. It proved so popular it is now common practice.
Ford"s open policy towards employees" ideas "generates tens of thousands of e-mailsa month", according to Ed Sketch, the director of training and development in Americaand Europe. The company has even employed people to sift through them. Money-savingbrainwaves are rewarded with big bonuses or a new car.
Companies might want to recruit innovative thinkers, but do they really want noncon-formists on board? Peer Granger, the head of Insight Training, which runs innovation work-shops for companies, believes that the risk of not having them on board is greater. "It"s notlike the old days, where companies could churn out the same old product year after yearand customers would buy them. It" companies don"t innovate, they die. Just look at the highstreet. And almost by definition, you have to be difficult in order to innovate because it isabout challenging the status quo."
The problem is that innovators are usually seen as trouble-makers and are often the first peo-ple to go if a company is downsizing. There"s such a blame culture that people are scared to stepoutside the norms. In our workshops we show people the value of breaking rules."
However, Granger thinks that difficult, innovative people would crumble without theirconformist colleagues. "Crikey, you need the other people to say, "Hang on, maybe thisisn"t a good idea", which can save you a lot of hassle later. And turning an idea into realitymay involve office politics, which difficult people may not be good at."
The example of the woman whose suggestion was popular indicates that ___________. 查看材料
A.everything that is beneficial to people can be said to be innovative
B.even the common people can put forward an innovative suggestion
C.people are easy to accept new things that are helpful to them
D.the ideas from the top sometimes are not as good as those from ordinary people