INNOVATIONcan be trained
BY SLIDES THAT ROCK
One’s ability to generate innovative ideas is not merely a function of the
mind, but also a function of behaviors. If we can change our behaviors, we can
improve our creative impact.
- Clayton Christensen
“ ”
INNOVATION
discovery
SKILLS5
ASSOCIATING
QUESTIONING
OBSERVING
EXPERIMENTING
NETWORKING
ASSOCIATING
ASSOCIATINGConnecting seemingly unrelated questions,
problems, or ideas from different fields.
Creativity is connecting things.
- Steve Jobs, Apple“ ”
Imagine how someone from a different company would look
at your challenge from an entirely new perspective.
What is different?
TIP #1
How would Lady Gaga design a chocolate
dessert?
QUESTIONING
QUESTIONINGAsking questions to
understand how things really are today, why they are that way, and how they might be
changed or disrupted.
The important and difficult job is never to find the right answers, it is to
find the right question.
- Peter Drucker
“ ”
?Brainstorm questions about the
problem. Create a list of 50 questions and pick the best ones
to explore further.
TIP #2
WhatWhyWhenWhoWhereHow
OBSERVING
OBSERVINGCarefully watching the
world to help gain insights into and ideas for new ways
of doing things.
Observing is the big game changer in our company.
- Scott Cook, Intuit“ ”
TIP #3Pick a company you admire to observe and follow. Find out
everything you can about what the company does and how it does it.
What ideas can be transferred?
EXPERIMENTING
EXPERIMENTINGConstantly visiting new
places, trying new things, seeking new information,
and experimenting to learn new things.
I haven’t failed... I’ve just found 10,000 ways that do not work.
- Thomas Edison
“ ”
TIP #4
Explore the world by engaging in new activities. Join new social or
professional activities beyond your normal sphere.
NETWORKING
NETWORKINGGoing out of the way to meet people with wildly
different backgrounds and perspectives to extend your
own knowledge.
People who think outside the box often talk to people who play in a
different box to get new ideas.
- Clayton Christensen
“ ”
TIP #5
Schedule breakfast, lunch or dinner with someone
new every week.
Jamie Oliver! Lady Gaga!
INNOVATION
discovery
SKILLS5
ASSOCIATING
QUESTIONING
OBSERVING
EXPERIMENTING
NETWORKING
Innovators actively desire to change the status quo, and they regularly take
smart risks to make it happen.
- Clayton Christensen
“ ”
INNOVATIONcan be trained
BY SLIDES THAT ROCK
Content: “The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators” by Clayton Christensen et al.
Theme and Font: The London Underground and the famous signs using Johnston Sans typeface designed by Edward Johnston. The font used is the later version ‘ITC Johnston’.
Illustrations: “La Linea” created by Italian Cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli as well as the Noun Project (Symbols).
Colors: The color palette is based on the front page of Monocle’s issue 33 (May 2010).
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