For over a decade, I've strived to champion innovation in every team I've been a part of. I currently serve as a Technology Solutions (TS) innovation leader at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) – a behavioral and social science research and evaluation not-for-profit. I'm most fascinated by the unique ideas and culture change that arise from a successful innovation implementation, but establishing and nurturing such a program at a frugal organization in the midst of leadership shake-ups required a hefty dose of inventiveness itself.