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20 Qualities of An Innovator

  Publicerad av Emanuel Sidea

Flexible/adaptive: Open to serendipity and change; Able to adjust game plan as needed; Entertains multiple ideas & solutions.

Persevering: Hardworking and persistent; Champions new ideas with tenacity; Committed to followthrough and bottom-line results.

Formally articulate: Communicates ideas effectively; Translates abstract concepts into meaningful language; Creates prototypes with ease.

Resilient: Bounces back from disappointment; Learns quickly from feedback; Willing to “try, try again.”

Situationally collaborative: Balances rugged individualism with political savvy; Open to coaching and input; Rallies support as needed.

Balances intuition and analysis: Alternates between divergent and convergent thinking; Entertains hunches before analyzing them; Trusts their gut, uses their head.

Committed to learning: Continually seeks knowledge; Synthesizes new input quickly; Balances info gathering and action.

Tolerates ambiguity: Comfortable with chaos; Able to entertain paradox; Doesn’t settle for the first “right idea.”

Recognizes Patterns: Perceptive and discriminating; Notices organizing principles & trends; Sees (and challenges) the Big Picture.

Reflective: Incubates on problems and challenges; Seeks out states of immersion; Ponders, muses and contemplates.

Makes new connections: Sees relationships between seemingly disconnected elements; Synthesizes new combinations; Distills odd ideas down to their underlying principles.

Self-accepting: Withholds compulsive criticism of their own ideas; Understands “perfection is the enemy of the good.”
Unattached to looking good in the eyes of others.

Peripatetic: Changes work environments as needed; Wanders, walks or travels to inspire fresh thinking; Given to movement and interaction.

Playful & humorous: Appreciates incongruities and surprise; Able to appear foolish and child-like; Laughs easily and often.

Takes risks: Goes beyond their comfort zone; Experimental and nonconforming; Courageously willing to “fail” (but learns from feedback).

Entertains the fantastic: Conjures outrageous scenarios; Sees possibilities within the seemingly impossible; Honors dreams and daydreams.

Self-motivated: Responds to deep inner needs; Proactively initiates new projects; Intrinsically rewarded for efforts.

Visionary: Highly imaginative; Maintains a future orientation; Thinks in mental pictures.

Curious: Actively explores their environment; Investigates new possibilities; Honors their sense of awe and wonder.

Challenges status quo: Dissatisfied with current reality; Questions authority and routine; Confronts assumptions.