Innovation and You

Rod DeVarCreative Solutions Consulting, LLCwww.creativesolsconsulting.com

Creative Solutions Consulting, LLC

Creative Solutions Consulting, LLC

Creative Solutions Consulting, LLC

Creative Solutions Consulting, LLC

Five misconceptions about Innovators:

- The smarter you are the more innovative you are- The young are more innovative than the old- Innovation is reserved for the few- Innovation is individually inspired- You can’t manage innovators

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‘Informed Intuition’ spawns Innovation

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“A key thing to remember is that truly innovative strategies are always, and I mean always, the result of lucky foresight. Foresight, however, doesn’t emerge in a sterile vacuum; it emerges in the fertile loam of experience, coincident trends, unexpected conversations, random musings, career detours, and unfulfilled aspirations.”

Gary HamelFortune Magazine

Do These Characteristics Fit You?1. Persistence2. Passion and intellectual curiosity3. Independent minded, willingness to go against the grain4. Ability to recognize and combine patterns into new ideas5. Intuitive yet analytical with an ability to understand and interpret business

data6. Ability to ‘sell’ ideas and concepts7. Focused on the future8. Ability to draw on wide networks for perspective, advice and accomplishing

tasks9. Tolerance for risk and ambiguity10. Willingness to fail and learn from failure

Lodstar, Inc. - A consulting firm on Innovation

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Thank You

Rod DeVarCreative Solutions Consulting, LLCwww.creativesolsconsulting.com