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61 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.