The 5 Habits of Innovators, and Why Innovation Should Be Everyone's Job.

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INNOVATION IS NOT A DEPARTMENT

2. WE BELIEVE INNOVATION IS
THE CREATION OF NOVEL IDEAS
AND METHODS TO MAKE
AMAZING THINGS.
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3. NOT JUST DOING
THE SAME THINGS BETTER.
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4. INNOVATION IS THE RESULT
OF THINKING AND DOING
THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
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5. INNOVATION IS WORK.
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6. IT TAKES COMMITMENT.
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7. AND IT’S A HABIT
MORE THAN IT’S A JOB.
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8. WHICH IS WHY WE BELIEVE.
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9. INNOVATION IS NOT A DEPARTMENT.
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10. WE BELIEVE INNOVATION
SHOULD NOT BE ASSIGNED.
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11. INNOVATION SHOULD BE
AT THE HEART
OF EVERYONE’S JOB.
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12. INNOVATION
INVENTION
IMPROVEMENT
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AND THE HEART IS EITHER BEATING OR IT ISN’T

13. SO HOW DO WE KEEP
THE HEART BEATING STRONG?
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THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

15. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

16. NOT INTERESTED IN YOURSELF.
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17. INTERESTED IN WHERE THINGS ARE
HEADED AND WHAT IT MEANS.
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INTERESTED IN DOING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

19. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

20. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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2. LOOK OUTWARD.
THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

21. WHEN WE LOSE INTEREST
IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD,
INNOVATION DISAPPEARS.
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22. POLICIES & POLITICS CREATE WALLS
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INNOVATORS NEED FREEDOM TO EXPERIMENT

24. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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2. LOOK OUTWARD.
THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

25. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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2. LOOK OUTWARD.
3. INVITE (AND TOLERATE) CREATIVE PEOPLE.
THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

26. COMPARED TO OTHERS,
CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE MORE…
HERE’S THE CATCH
• NON-CONFORMING
• DOMINANT
• HOSTILE
• IMPULSIVE
26 Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15647135

27. • OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES
• SELF-CONFIDENT
• SELF-ACCEPTING
• DRIVEN
• AMBITIOUS
ON THE OTHER HAND
27 Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15647135
COMPARED TO OTHERS,
CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE MORE…

28. IF
AND
THEN
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COMPANIES
INNOVATION
COMPANIES
BOTTOM LINE
INNOVATION
CREATIVITY
CREATIVE PEOPLE
REQUIRE
REQUIRES
REQUIRE

29. SO INVITE CREATIVITY TO EVERY ROLE
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30. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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2. LOOK OUTWARD.
3. INVITE (AND TOLERATE) CREATIVE PEOPLE.
THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

31. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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2. LOOK OUTWARD.
3. INVITE (AND TOLERATE) CREATIVE PEOPLE.
4. SUSPEND DISBELIEF.
THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

32. WHEN WE FOCUS TOO MUCH ON
HOW NEW IDEAS WON’T WORK…
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33. WE LOSE SIGHT OF HOW
NEW IDEAS MIGHT WORK.
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34. AND YOU KNOW WHO
DOESN’T MAKE THAT MISTAKE?
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35. THIS
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COMPETITION
THAT
THINKS
DIFFERENTLY.

36. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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2. LOOK OUTWARD.
3. INVITE (AND TOLERATE) CREATIVE PEOPLE.
4. SUSPEND DISBELIEF.
THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

37. 1. BE INTERESTED.
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2. LOOK OUTWARD.
3. INVITE (AND TOLERATE) CREATIVE PEOPLE.
4. SUSPEND DISBELIEF.
5. BET THE GARDEN, NOT THE FARM.
THE FIVE HABITS OF INNOVATORS

38. THIS
INVEST SMALL IN MANY IDEAS
$1M
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20 X $50K
NOT THAT

39. BECAUSE MANY IDEAS WILL FAIL
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40. BUT YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE
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41. TO DO GREAT THINGS.
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42. LET’S MAKE SOMETHING GREAT TOGETHER.
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44. THANK YOU.
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Bet the garden, not the farm.