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Disruptive forcesBuild your band of heroes
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Disruption is coming and Canada is not prepared...
Artificial intelligence, advanced robotics and collaborative connected platforms are about
to change the way we live and do business.
In fact, only
of Canadian firms are doing enough to cultivate awareness of changing technologies
and promote cultures of innovation.
Who will save the rest of us?
We call them the Super Seven, or more simply The Innovators:
Why, the heroes!
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Brave Nouveau
Sadie Sensor
Chameleon Connector
Baden Big Builder
Marcus Mentor
Daiya Designer
Kayla Kreator
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These innovators are united in the fight against Captain Complacent, who stands stubbornly in the way of action and progress flanked by his two henchmen, Ignorance and Inertia.
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While individually powerful, none of the Seven alone can defeat the forces of complacency.
Together, however...
With the Super Seven on the job, disruption becomes constructive. Introducing...
They deliver not just defence, but transformation!
The Sensor has incredible intuition and is hyper-sensitive to the world around her. She defines her own path, explores all possibilities and brings the best ideas back to the team.
The Sensor is gifted with...
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Sadie Sensor
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SuperpowersSadie Sensor
• Diverse and critical thinking.
• The ability to connect the abstract to the concrete.
• The ability to generate a million ideas.
Despite these powers, Sadie is susceptible to...
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WeaknessesSadie Sensor
• Letting her constant stream of ideas distract other members of the team.
• Showing far more interest in those ideas than in acting on them.
The key to managing her contributions is to be patient and hear her out. She works especially well in tandem with...
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Kayla Kreator
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A bit of a mystery to some, it’s nevertheless clear that without the Creator, the best solutions often go undiscovered.
Kayla takes ideas from Sadie Sensor and maximizes them using...
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SuperpowersKayla Kreator
• Her ability to see organizational challenges as opportunities for discovery.
• Her willingness to use her creative passion to challenge or break the rules.
But she can be undone if...
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WeaknessesKayla Kreator
• She is not kept thoroughly engaged: her powers weaken in isolation.
An important teammate is thus...
Brave Nouveau
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Also known as the Early Adopter, Nouveau is a pioneer at the frontier of time. He tracks down secrets from the future – received sometimes with fanfare, sometimes with resistance.
Nouveau faces this challenge with...
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SuperpowersBrave Nouveau
• A willingness to fail as he seeks out risk and pilot projects.
• Access to the latest technologies.
He does, however, have a flaw...
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WeaknessesBrave Nouveau
• The Early Adopter can lack empathy for those who struggle to embrace his futuristic solutions.
While Brave Nouveau is neither the Creator nor the Scale Builder, he gets the ball rolling, inspiring in particular...
Chameleon Connector
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Connector is the type to hang out at hack-a-thons, developing relationships and assembling teams of people to spark innovation. He also encourages Sadie Sensor, preventing her good ideas from going to waste.
In his arsenal?
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SuperpowersChameleon Connector
• The power of communication. Chameleon is the best of the Seven at translating ideas.
• He is adaptive, equally at home at a large corporate setting or a start-up and able to put everyone else at ease.
• He pays no mind to boundaries and is willing to challenge the rules.
However...
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WeaknessesChameleon Connector
• The Chameleon cannot operate in isolation and must be active in a network if his powers are to work at peak capacity.
He also gains strength working alongside...
Daiya Designer
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Holistic and visual, the Designer understands the emotions of others and is able to harness empathy.
This gives her these special abilities...
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SuperpowersDaiya Designer
• Seeing opportunities for new solutions through others’ eyes.
• Transforming basic needs into tangible concepts.
But while she is strong, she has a vulnerability...
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WeaknessesDaiya Designer
• Her high level of empathic sensitivity means she can sometimes be derailed and weakened by others’ contrary vibes.
At her best, however, she designs not merely visuals but new systems of thinking, paving the way for...
Baden Big Builder
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The Builder puts it all together, moving disruption from the edge to the centre to get things done.
He turns ideas into reality.
How?
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SuperpowersBaden Big Builder
• Collaboration. Baden synthesizes the team, taking concepts and scaling solutions to achieve the big picture goal.
• Focusing on outcomes. He’s never done and is always tinkering to enhance the end result.
These strengths are, however, paired with a critical flaw...
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WeaknessesBaden Big Builder
• While The Builder can build anything, he gets stuck without a blueprint. He also has a low tolerance for failure, which means he must be engaged at just the right moment.
Help overcoming this weakness can be found in...
Marcus Mentor
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A guide and a coach, the Mentor is the Seven’s entrepreneur-in-residence. His long journey began when he successfully started his first against-all-odds venture, which he has since replicated several times.
Being a leader gives Marcus incredible powers...
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SuperpowersMarcus Mentor
• His is the vision gained from experience.
• Having seen success with his own eyes, he is willing to share and understands the ripple effect of good ideas.
However, his greatest power is perhaps also his weakness...
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WeaknessesMarcus Mentor
• Failure.
Marcus Mentor has failed, but he learns from experience and turns the scars of failure into badges of honour – and wisdom.
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None of these innovators can manage disruption on their own. However, their powers are complementary, compensating for each others’ weaknesses and creating a stronger whole.
So, where’s your team?
Stronger together
Men and women of tomorrow
Alas, there is no “Innovator Signal” on the rooftop you can just switch on and wait for the heroes to appear, all costumed and fully powered, ready to do battle with Captain Complacent.
They must be your band of heroes, not just any band.
These are the archetypes, from which all variations can emerge.
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Nature meets nurture
Some of them are out there for hire if you can find them; most you will have to nurture from within.
What matters in the fight against complacency, ignorance and inertia is that the team performs as one.
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Disruption is coming.
Do you know who your heroes are?
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For more insights on developing innovation in your organization,
learn more at deloitte.ca/consulting
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