EMPIRICAL STUDY OF MODERATING INFLUENCE OF REMOTE FACILITATION BETWEEN DESIGN THINKING AND WORKPLACE INNOVATION IN IT INDUSTRY

In this Pandemic struck world, Agility and Speed of Innovation is considered as critical factors in Workplace innovation. The Underlying factors that enable this, needs detailed investigation. This study aims to develop the understanding about the remote facilitation, design thinking and workplace innovation as the current ways of working in organizations are undergoing a tremendous change and it is important to understand forces that drives workplace innovation in the current Context. Empirical study has been Performed with around 150 Employees pertaining Information Technology Companies. A questionnaire was designed to get their perceptions about what is practiced in their companies and SPSS tool has been used for statistical analysis looking at the nature and distribution of the data. 147 respondents have provided their feedback out of which 142 were found be suitable for Analysis Descriptive studies on various variables like gender, experience level and hierarchies in the organizations were used. reliability and validity test using Cronbach alpha, correlation studies were performed on the questionnaire to check the consistency and validity. multivariate studies, chi square test, standardized z scores and regression test that done between remote facilitation design thinking and workplace innovation. results clearly establishes that there is a positive relationship that exists between remote facilitation vs workplace innovation, remote facilitation vs design thinking& design thinking vs workplace innovation. Moderation effects off remote facilitation over the relationship between design thinking and workplace innovation was clearly establishe