Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Innovativeness

12:45 PM Pearl Zhu No comments

Being innovative is all about disrupting outdated thinking and old ways to do things,

Digital is the age of innovation. And innovation is what leads to differentiation. There are many ways to differentiate and, therefore, there are many ways to pursue innovation.

The purpose of the book “Unpuzzling Innovation - Mastering Innovation Management in a Structural Way“ is to demystify innovation puzzles in a structural way.

Innovativeness

Innovativenessvi Being innovative is all about disrupting outdated thinking and old ways to do things, such as silo, dysfunction, complication, rigidity, etc. Innovators need to rise above the status quo and take on a new set of activities that have them involved in creative problem-solving and transformative changes. Being innovative is not only a state of mind, but also an ability to identify patterns or make unusual connections, with capacity to adapt, emotional intelligence to decide, and a risk-taking attitude to innovate all the time.

Innovativenessv Innovation is all about how to disrupt the outdated thinking and the old way to do things. Being innovative is a state of mind. Some individuals demonstrate more innovative traits than others. There are multiple thought processes such as divergent thinking, critical thinking, or generative thinking in shaping a state of innovativeness and there are different stages of creative development from preparation to illumination; from imagination to implementation.

Innovativenessiv Being innovative means you need to get used to stepping outside the old box into unfamiliar territory, you discover and explore your own path. Innovators find more viewing spots than the rest. They discover angles to wiggle through where most are unable to even envision a place where there is an angle. They have the ability to connect unusual dots and see things via the broader lens..

Innercognitivecreativity Human society is at a turning point that requires a significant adjustment in our evolutionary path rooted at the mindset level, either for driving changes or innovative problem-solving. The thoughts piled with the thoughts build into a cognitive mind. Cognition is a faculty for the processing of information, acquiring knowledge through thinking and sensing. These processes can be analyzed from different perspectives within different contexts. People with cognitive understanding can assimilate all relevant information, and transform them into the unique insight which ignites creativity or fuels innovation.

Innovativenessnavigation In today’s “VUCA” new normal, organizations and human society will be confronting a number of high-complex problems in the hyper-connected world. Creativity is one of the most needed professional qualities and innovation is the light that enables people or organizations to discover the best possible solutions. Innovation navigators are a critical role to envision future trends and capture potential innovation opportunities. Interdisciplinary knowledge, and in-depth understanding are critical to stimulating more innovation of the disruptive type. Highly innovative organizations have a powerful innovation navigation system to detect opportunities to grow, identify hot spots to innovate, and integrate important business elements into innovation competencies.