The idea behind my work on Personal Brilliance is the development of a personal habit of innovation used in all aspects of life. The four catalysts are Awareness, Curiosity, Focus, and Initiative.
Awareness involves self-awareness first, then being conscious of your environment, and being cognizant of the actual problem at hand.
Curiosity is actively exploring the environment, asking questions, investigating possibilities, and possessing a sense of both wonder and doubt.
Focus – go beneath the surface and give full attention to what you are doing now using a 360 degree focus to allow access to any possible solution.
Initiative is necessary both to allow innovation to work and also to ultimately implement the solution.
Look for posts through tomorrow offering tips to enhance each of these catalysts.
For more information see an article posted on Don the Idea Guy's site.
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August 9, 2005 at 12:48am by Elaine Mikesell
Are innovators mainly born or made? I believe that innovative tendencies are a function of genetics and home and school environments in early child development. Like any other aptitude such as tennis or quarterbacking, it becomes increasingly difficult to develop it to a distinguishable level in adulthood.
Here are some questions for consideration on this topic:
How can parents and schools enable innovation in children? How do we recognize these tendencies in children? Can the innovation aptitude be assessed?
Can someone become innovative as an adult if that person was not endowed with the related genetic capabilities and the tendencies were left uncared for up to the time the person enters the workplace?
What can organizations do to foster and promote innovation?
What question(s) can we ask during employment interview to provide clues about one's innovative tendencies?