What do YOU have to do to become an Innovator?
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The document outlines essential steps to become an innovator, emphasizing the importance of observing the world, questioning the status quo, networking with diverse individuals, experimenting with new ideas, and making associations between seemingly unrelated concepts. It highlights examples of successful innovations like the affordable car inspired by real-world observations, illustrating how questioning and experimentation lead to breakthroughs. The document also promotes Freemind's innovation workshops aimed at enhancing innovation skills within organizations.
What do YOU have to do to become an Innovator?
- 1. www.freemindtraining.com OBSERVE FreeMind iNNOvatioN QUESTION eSSENtialS What do YOU have to DO to be an Innovator? NETWORK How do you ensure that your (of Mariott School BYU)Harvard) According to Clayton Christensen (of Jeffrey Dyer people apply & Hal the training back at work and it has INSEAD) Gregersen (of a meaningful and sustainableYou have to impact? EXPERIMENT Here are three simple steps ASSOCIATE OBSERVE to innovate Do you have your eyes open to what’s happening around you in the world – in business and life? Innovators keep on observing products, customers, problems, new developments – related to their company, competitors, ‘unrelated’ industries and the world at large. Ratan Tata got the inspiration for a highly affordable car (the Nano!) when he observed a family of four riding a scooter in the rain. QUESTION to Innovate Do you question the status quo? Do you keep asking ‘why’, ‘why not’, ‘what if’? Do you have trouble accepting things as they are? Innovators are always asking questions. Disruptive innovators ask questions that people often find stupid, a waste of time, or even crazy. Remember Newton – “Why did the apple fall downwards?” AG Lafley (former P&G CEO) encouraged questions like, “What kind of experience does the customer really want?” – questions which P&G used to develop several highly profitable innovations. WHAT DO THEY NETWORK to Innovate Do you network with various people from diverse backgrounds? Networking exposes you to different thoughts, ideas, perspectives, knowledge, problems and solutions. Pierre Omidyar (founder Ebay), says that he looks for insights from people who are not experts, like a mailroom employee. Michael Lazardis (founder Blackberry) was inspired at a trade show Combining custom by a wireless system for Coca Cola vending machines. shapes can give you a variety of useful images to convey your data. EXPERIMENT to Innovate Do you try out new things, new ways of doing things and explore roads less travelled? Innovation requires you to experiment, often without expecting success or a result. Thomas Edison had to experiment with more than a thousand attempts before he finally invented the light bulb. Steve Jobs’ calligraphy classes (apparently useless!) helped him to design beautiful fonts for the Mac computer. You don’t have to be a lab geek to experiment! Just start trying out new things at work and in life! ASSOCIATE to Innovate Can you connect seemingly unrelated problems, questions or ideas and come up with an innovative solution? Steve Jobs got the idea of the GUI (icons, menus, windows) from his visit to the Xerox research center. He realized that this new technology was perfect for his idea of ‘a computer for ordinary people’ – easy to learn & use – and the Mac was invented! The more you Observe, Question, Network and Experiment, the easier it will be for you to “connect the dots” - make associations and come up with innovative ideas. HOW DO YOU BUILD INNOVATION SKILLS FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR ORGANIZATION? FreeMind Innovation workshops unleash innovation for Marketing, R&D, Operations & HR departments! www.freemindtraining.com/innovation .html. TM FreeMind Business Solutions mail@freemindtraining.com (0)9958860228 Level 2, Elegance Tower, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi www.freemindtraining.com/innovation.html