As noted before, the concept of having permission to fail may be new for some of your employees and it will take time for them to become accustomed to this way of thinking.

It is very likely that most of your employees are not even really wired to be creative in the workplace because most larger corporations are not designed that way. And that is okay, because now you know that it is acceptable to share ideas, and that failure is an option. That being said, it may take some employee training to change their mindset.

You understand that there are ways you can improve your workplace to make it more innovation-friendly, and it starts with you. However, it should not end with you.

As mentioned above, people are not prone to celebrating failure. It is not something that has been engrained in us over the years. Think back to grade school: If you ever brought home a less-than-stellar report card, do you think your parents would have taken you out for ice cream and told you that you will do better next time? Not likely.