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writingFlexible/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.
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.
(…) when rivals become so numerous, when markets become so unpredictable, when technologies move so quickly, that no individual leader, no matter how inspired, can possibly think of everything? Then it becomes necessary to invent a new model of innovation. Today, one of the defining responsibilities of leadership is to attract the best ideas from the most people—to master a world in which “nobody is as smart as everybody.”
This is, I believe, the most important leadership mind-flip in business today. According to Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, the computer-book publisher, and an evangelist for open-source innovation, creativity is no longer about which companies have the most visionary executives, but who has the most compelling “architecture of participation.” That is, which companies make it easy, interesting and rewarding for a wide range of contributors to offer ideas, solve problems and improve products? Ultimately, he argues, the companies that are most likely to dominate their business are the ones most adept at harnessing the collective intelligence of everyone with whom they do business.
FastCompany.com
Jeffrey Phillips, of the software and services innovation consultancy OVO: “What became clear is that while firms on both continents are seeking to become more innovative, their methods and approaches are relatively different.” …”Europe has a more collegial, collaborative approach to innovation”, whereas the US innovator seems more likely to try to “go it alone”.”
Innovate on Purpose
“It took 20 years for the quality movement to really take hold in corporate America. It will probably take a similar span of time for the innovation movement to do the same.
“Innovation is the new black among managers these days. Everyone talks about it. And many are starting to do the hard work to make it happen. But only a few realize that it may take an entire generation to make their corporations totally innovative, from the HR people to the scientists, from the engineers to the accountants.”"
Innovation Weblog - The quality movement vs. the evolution of innovation
EU-kommissionen har tidigare utsett en expertgrupp som ska avgöra på vilka områden Europa ska satsa på för att klara av globaliseringens utmaningar.
Rapporten gruppen lade fram 20 januari 2006, under ledning av Finlands fd premiärminister Esko Aho, kom fram till att viktigast är satsningen på forskning och innovation.
Förslaget är att anta en stategi som fokuserar på:
- skapa en innovationsvänlig marknad
- stärka området inom forskning och utveckling
- öka strukturell mobilitet
- och fostra en kultur av innovation.