Barrier:
The Phallic Imperative: De-Railing innovation

Men are tought to be problem solvers, not engaged relators - me thinks innovation is a relationship experience from inception to implementation. Engage. Explore. Test. Play.
Men operate on Brutal Omnipotence - kinda like try to shove round-peg-in-square-hole-thing. Stop. Look. Listen.
The opposite of Brutal Ominpotence would be Open Curiosity.
Psychoclerosis -- hardening of mind, body and spirit -- leads to innovative impotence. Q to Self: What do i think i know -- but don't. To start -- ask your wife or children or closest friend!
Remove priviledges, strictures of the exalted. Get down on the floor & play.