The authors
Brigham Young University
Jeff Dyer
MIT Leadership Center
Hal Gregersen
Harvard Business School
Clayton Christensen
Technology commercialization managerExploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL)Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR, Singapore)
B. Eng & Ph.d (Engineering)Nanyang Technological University Singapore
M.B.A.INSEADFontainebleau, France
Presentation by
LI Wei
The ability to innovate is not merely a function of the
but also a function of
General intelligence is basically a genetic endowment
(at least the way scientists measure it)
IQ
CreativityIQ
is NOT
Successful innovators learn to be more creative by focusing their time and efforts in the
Necessary skills
5Innovator’s
.. That compose the DNA of innovators
5Innovator’s
Associating Questioning
observing Networking
experimenting
Albert Einstein called this process
“Combinatorial Play”
innovators connect different ideas or practices fromvarious
disciplines or cultures
It is a habit of thinkingwhich can be built through training, travel and exposure
Innovators always challenge conventional wisdom by asking ?WHY
and the follow up question ?WHYNOT
We need to practice consciously
It helps us to look for unnoticed clues, patterns, and different perspectives
Innovators examineeverything and identify thecommonality
in seemingly unconnected events
Pay attention to how things work
how people behave
how a decision is made
Your skill of observation can be strengthened by changingyour perspectives
documenting the reasons of
Failed innovations
Networking is important for many people’s
career development
for networking Different ReasonsHowever, Innovators have
By meeting people different from them, they build a bridge to a different field
They network to acquire new information
borrow ideas from
different disciplines
to experiment their ideas Entire World
Innovators use the
Seeking new experience in different domains
Breakingthings up to improve them
buildingto test new ideas Prototypes
innovators don’t design the experiment for a specific outcome
they pursue its outcomes to see what they can learn with an open-ended testing
Can a company shape their ability to be more innovative
3P framework that Shapes an innovative organization
Innovative companies are almost always led byinnovative leaders
They provide a modelof discovery skills
and attract like-minded people
They know …
what skills they lack
what they are good at
And, always form teams with “complementary discovery skills”
Innovative organizations develop discovery skills systematically and follow the discovery processes
This often begins with the
TOP executivesin the company
they extend the discovery processes to an institutional level
By …
Rotating their employees’ positions
organizing innovation contests with outside people
Sponsoringexperiments of new ideas
forward-looking firms understand the
“Smart Risks” and invest heavily in disruptive innovation
They believe innovation iseveryone’s job
And, communicate the importance of innovation to everyone by
People are encouraged to experiment and given
to explore new ideas “Protected time”
5Innovator’s
Associating Questioning
observing Networking
experimenting
Creativity is a learned skill
Start today by Practicing your discovery skills
and Shaping your business to be more innovative
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