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Born with ability
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Individualism & merit
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Innovators can be made & not
just born that way
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Innovation starts with you
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Questioning
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Questioning
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Questioning Gain understanding & empathy
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Questioning Gain understanding & empathy
What is?
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Questioning Gain understanding & empathy
What is?
What if ?
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Questioning Gain understanding & empathy
What is?
What if ?
What caused this to happen?
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Questioning Gain understanding & empathy
What is?
What if ?
What caused this to happen?
Why?
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Questioning Gain understanding & empathy
What is?
What if ?
What caused this to happen?
Why?
Why not?
What do we need to do to
encourage more questioning?
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Your Turn
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Observe customers & watch for
workarounds
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Observe customers & watch for
workarounds
Look for surprises; customers
don’t behave as expected
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Observe customers & watch for
workarounds
Look for surprises; customers
don’t behave as expected
Why did they do that?
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Observe customers & watch for
workarounds
Look for surprises; customers
don’t behave as expected
Why did they do that?
Observe with all senses
Power of three
How can we observe our
coworkers and customers
more?
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Your Turn
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What is networking?
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Your Turn
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Linking ideas in your
area with ideas of others
who play in different
Sandboxes, outside your
typical sphere
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We typically network for
Resources
Further Careers
Jobs
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During networking we target
People like us
People with resources, power
authority, influence
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Innovators network for
Ideas
Learning new things
Gain new perspectives
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In networking innovators target
People not like them
Experts & non-experts w/
different backgrounds &
perspectives
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Innovators create
Idea Networks
Look for diversity & innovation
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How does this type of networking
impact our planning for
--Looking for diversity &
innovation--
traditional networking?
What are some ways we can
encourage “idea networking”
for our companies?
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Your Turn
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Experimenting
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Experimenting
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Experimenting Questioning, observing
networking provide
data about past and
present. Experimenting
gives data about future.
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Experimenting A. Try New Experiences
Cross borders
Try new foods
Develop new skills
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Experimenting B. Take apart processes, services
products
Deconstruct ideas
Map processes
Disassemble a process
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Experimenting C. Test New Ideas
Pilot a project
Launch a new initiative
25%-30% experiment
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4 Behaviors
1. Questioning
2. Observing
3. Experimenting
4. Networking
Which do you need to work on?
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Associating or Associational
Thinking
Associating
1. Create odd combinations
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Associating or Associational
Thinking
Associating
1. Create odd combinations
2. Zoom in & zoom out
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Associating or Associational
Thinking
Associating
1. Create odd combinations
2. Zoom in & zoom out
3. Lego Thinking
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Associating or Associational
Thinking
Associating
1. Create odd combinations
2. Zoom in & zoom out
3. Lego Thinking
4. Create metaphors
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