How can companies ensure that cross-departmental meetings not only foster creativity and innovation, but also lead to tangible results and measurable improvements in overall business performance?

Companies can ensure that cross-departmental meetings foster creativity and innovation by encouraging open communication and collaboration among team members from different departments. They can also establish clear goals and objectives for each meeting to ensure that discussions are focused and productive. To ensure tangible results and measurable improvements in overall business performance, companies should assign action items and follow up on progress after each meeting. Additionally, they can track key performance indicators related to the discussed initiatives to measure the impact of cross-departmental collaboration on business outcomes.