Currently,the principle of ideological and political work’s incremental innovation is an internal requirement to deal with the political issue,economic issue,cultural issue and self problems encountered in ideological and political work.Strengthening the principle incremental innovation is propitious?to refine the objective laws of ideological and political work,to be established in reality and to timely adjust one’s content,form,methods,means and mechanisms;it is good for ideological and political work to clarify its foothold and focus;it is good for inclusively ideological and political work,so as to constantly adapt to new environments and conditions,to improve efficiency and to achieve the effect of ideological and political work.It is also an internal motivation to promote ideological and political education’s scientific development,to keep pace with the times so as to promote ideological and political education.It is an internal requirement to enhance the sense of the times and build socialist kernel value system.The principle of incremental innovation in ideological and political work based on socialist kernel value system include the people-oriented principle,"three-close" principle(close to reality,life and the masses),principle of combining humanistic care with psychological counseling,and the interests principle.