Innovator's DNA

Innovator's DNA

Innovators
1. spend 50% more time on these discovery activities
2. Have 5 five “discovery skills” that distinguish the most creative executives
  1. Associating
    1. Associating, or the ability to successfully connect seemingly unrelated questions, problems, or ideas from different fields
    2. As innovators engage in those behaviors, they build their ability to generate ideas that can be recombined in new ways.
  2. Questioning
    1. Innovators constantly ask questions that challenge common wisdom
    2. ‘If we did this, what would happen?’”
    3. Ask “Why?” and “Why not?” and “What if?” , Imagine opposites, Embrace constraints.
  3. Observing
    1. Innovators carefully, intentionally, and consistently look out for small behavioral details
      1. In order to gain insights about new ways of doing things
  4. Experimenting
    1. innovative entrepreneurs actively try out new ideas by creating prototypes and launching pilots.
  5. Networking
    1. Devoting time and energy to finding and testing ideas through a network of diverse individuals gives innovators a radically different perspective.
3. They are distinguished by their creative intelligence
Practice, Practice, Practice
1. Though innovative thinking may be innate to some, it can also be developed and strengthened through practice.

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	Created by Ana Badillo over 8 years ago