According to Saul Kaplan, founder and “chief catalyst” of the Business Innovation Factory, it’s best not to try to create innovators, but rather to recognize them, connect them to each other, and give them the freedom to work. But how do you identify them? Here are ten points Kaplan uses, from his blog It’s Saul Connected:
1. Innovators always think there is a better way.
2. Innovators know that without passion there can be no innovation.
3. Innovators embrace change to a fault.
4. Innovators have a strong point of view but know that they are missing something.
5. Innovators know that innovation is a team sport.
6. Innovators embrace constraints as opportunities.
7. Innovators celebrate their vulnerability.
8. Innovators openly share their ideas and passions expecting to be challenged.
9. Innovators know that the best ideas are in the gray areas between silos.
10. Innovators know that a good story can change the world.
Idea Management