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Q: How innovative is your company?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Extremely Innovative" (33%)

Extremely Innovative
33%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
9%

Gender

Male

Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
13%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Extremely Innovative
35%
Somewhat Innovative
29%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
8%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Non-Binary

Extremely Innovative
20%
Somewhat Innovative
26%
Neutral
20%
Needs Improvement
11%
Stuck in the Past
23%
Answered by < 100 Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

36%
Extremely Innovative

Other answered Extremely Innovative the most among all other ethnicities.

Hispanic or Latino answered Stuck in the Past the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Extremely Innovative
33%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
13%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
16%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
8%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Extremely Innovative
31%
Somewhat Innovative
25%
Neutral
17%
Needs Improvement
17%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
Extremely Innovative
33%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Extremely Innovative
30%
Somewhat Innovative
24%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
19%
Stuck in the Past
13%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Extremely Innovative
36%
Somewhat Innovative
28%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

51%
Extremely Innovative

Executive answered Extremely Innovative the most among all other departments.

HR answered Stuck in the Past the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
  • Customer Success
Extremely Innovative
27%
Somewhat Innovative
36%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
Extremely Innovative
28%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
17%
Needs Improvement
16%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
Extremely Innovative
24%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
16%
Stuck in the Past
13%
Answered by 500+ working in Design department
Extremely Innovative
36%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
11%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
Extremely Innovative
51%
Somewhat Innovative
27%
Neutral
8%
Needs Improvement
7%
Stuck in the Past
7%
Answered by 500+ working in Executive department
Extremely Innovative
31%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
Extremely Innovative
34%
Somewhat Innovative
27%
Neutral
16%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 500+ working in Admin department
Extremely Innovative
40%
Somewhat Innovative
26%
Neutral
12%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department
Extremely Innovative
34%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
12%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 500+ working in Finance department
Extremely Innovative
37%
Somewhat Innovative
28%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
8%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
Extremely Innovative
33%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
Extremely Innovative
46%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
11%
Needs Improvement
8%
Stuck in the Past
4%
Answered by 500+ working in HR department
Extremely Innovative
28%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
16%
Stuck in the Past
11%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
Extremely Innovative
35%
Somewhat Innovative
26%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
12%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
Extremely Innovative
36%
Somewhat Innovative
28%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department
Extremely Innovative
45%
Somewhat Innovative
21%
Neutral
20%
Needs Improvement
8%
Stuck in the Past
6%
Answered by < 100 working in Customer Success department

Age

34%
Somewhat Innovative

26-30 answered Somewhat Innovative the most among all other age groups.

56-60 answered Stuck in the Past the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
16%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Extremely Innovative
27%
Somewhat Innovative
34%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
Extremely Innovative
28%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
15%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
Extremely Innovative
27%
Somewhat Innovative
33%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
11%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Extremely Innovative
26%
Somewhat Innovative
34%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
11%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Extremely Innovative
26%
Somewhat Innovative
33%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
17%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 500+ aged 46-50
Extremely Innovative
29%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
12%
Needs Improvement
17%
Stuck in the Past
12%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
Extremely Innovative
29%
Somewhat Innovative
33%
Neutral
18%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
8%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
Extremely Innovative
29%
Somewhat Innovative
29%
Neutral
12%
Needs Improvement
19%
Stuck in the Past
11%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Extremely Innovative
33%
Somewhat Innovative
24%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
19%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

37%
Extremely Innovative

Doctoral or professional answered Extremely Innovative the most among all other education levels.

Associate's answered Stuck in the Past the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Extremely Innovative
28%
Somewhat Innovative
25%
Neutral
21%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
12%
Answered by 500+ with High school education level
Extremely Innovative
26%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
16%
Needs Improvement
17%
Stuck in the Past
11%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Extremely Innovative
27%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
17%
Needs Improvement
15%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 500+ with Associate's education level
Extremely Innovative
28%
Somewhat Innovative
34%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Extremely Innovative
28%
Somewhat Innovative
33%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
15%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Extremely Innovative
37%
Somewhat Innovative
29%
Neutral
13%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 100+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

35%
Extremely Innovative

Entry Level answered Extremely Innovative the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Extremely Innovative
35%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
16%
Needs Improvement
11%
Stuck in the Past
8%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
Extremely Innovative
35%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
11%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
13%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

67%
Neutral

Victoria, TX answered Neutral the most among all other locations.

Fort Lauderdale, FL answered Stuck in the Past the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Riverside, CA
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Victoria, TX
  • Washington, DC
Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
28%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
16%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
Extremely Innovative
36%
Somewhat Innovative
33%
Neutral
11%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
8%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
Extremely Innovative
27%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
16%
Needs Improvement
15%
Stuck in the Past
11%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Extremely Innovative
31%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
13%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
11%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
Extremely Innovative
35%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
16%
Needs Improvement
10%
Stuck in the Past
8%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
Extremely Innovative
38%
Somewhat Innovative
34%
Neutral
13%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
3%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Extremely Innovative
28%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
16%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
13%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
32%
Neutral
14%
Needs Improvement
10%
Stuck in the Past
12%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Extremely Innovative
39%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
7%
Needs Improvement
15%
Stuck in the Past
9%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Extremely Innovative
33%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
13%
Needs Improvement
12%
Stuck in the Past
11%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Extremely Innovative
34%
Somewhat Innovative
28%
Neutral
17%
Needs Improvement
14%
Stuck in the Past
7%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Extremely Innovative
50%
Somewhat Innovative
17%
Neutral
17%
Needs Improvement
16%
Stuck in the Past
0%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
Extremely Innovative
26%
Somewhat Innovative
36%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
9%
Stuck in the Past
14%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Extremely Innovative
41%
Somewhat Innovative
31%
Neutral
11%
Needs Improvement
10%
Stuck in the Past
7%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Extremely Innovative
33%
Somewhat Innovative
29%
Neutral
13%
Needs Improvement
15%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
Extremely Innovative
33%
Somewhat Innovative
0%
Neutral
67%
Needs Improvement
0%
Stuck in the Past
0%
Answered by < 100 in Victoria, TX
Extremely Innovative
32%
Somewhat Innovative
30%
Neutral
15%
Needs Improvement
13%
Stuck in the Past
10%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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