7 traits innovators

Probably, many looking at creative and progressive people, thinking that they are special, gifted, successful. Scott Berkun in his book "Myths of innovation» (The Myths of Innovation) writes about the seven specific features of creative and innovative people:

1. perseverance. Innovation involves not only the great ideas. We also need confidence, work and focus on the result. Most see only the result of realization of creative ideas, but no action: work and tenacity.

"The invention - is one percent inspiration and 99 percent of perseverance." Thomas Edison

2. Eliminating self-restraint. What we call "thinking beyond". We must fight against stereotypes, to be open to new ideas and solutions. Many believe that innovation, to a large extent - is the psychology (and not just the intellect).

3. To take risks, make mistakes. One of the reasons why we hold ourselves, set limits - the fear of making a mistake. It should be expected that some of the ideas in the learning process will be incorrect. Therefore it is necessary to quickly create a prototype of the invention (programs, etc.), test it, try giving people receive feedback instantly make changes. According to Scott Berkun, "experiment - is the expected failure created intentionally for the purpose of learning something. Instead, to reproach himself for the mistakes, accept them as new knowledge, new experiences.

"I did not have bad luck. I just found 10,000 ways of unemployed. " Thomas Edison.

4. Suspension. Our environment can influence and affect the way we feel. Creativity needed comforting. Some people prefer to work in a comfortable office, but many thinkers to solve the problems went on long walks.

5. write things. Many innovators and creative people have been and are journals that are entered fluent ideas and thoughts. This may be a notebook, notebook, notebook. Moleskine, etc. Each had its own way of fixing thoughts.

6. Search patterns and creating combinations. Ideas come from other ideas. Edison was not the first who invented the light bulb. But he managed to create the first working model of an incandescent lamp with carbon yarn. So it pays to look at existing patterns and think about how you can combine ideas to improve existing solutions

7. Curiosity. Many innovators - just curious people who love to solve problems. So it is necessary to practice to see things differently.

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