Actions to become an innovative person
Seek Opportunity
Actively seek out opportunity. Non-innovative people wait for opportunities to find them.
Be Constantly Curious
Be curious every day. Constantly look to discover the “why” or “how” behind things. Non-innovative don’t want to dig deeper.
Look Ahead
Embrace a future-oriented mindset. Look to what’s ahead. Don’t get stuck in the past.
Embrace Failure
Hug failure. It’s your friend. Failure makes a great teacher and will lead you to something important. Failure is not an end point. It’s a beginning.
Seek Answers
You don’t have all the answers. Work to find them. Get input from others. If you spend too much time trying to show “You’re right”, well, you’ll be wrong, a lot.
Practice Innovation Exercises
Schedule innovative exercises into your daily life. Strengthen your innovation muscles. Too many times i’ve seen a non-innovative person ignore their innovation muscles and get frustrated in the 3 p.m. brainstorm.
Learn Your Innovation Strengths
Learn your natural innovation strengths and unlock your everyday innovator. You’ll better understand how you innovate. Everyone innovates differently. Learn to innovate your way.