A study of innovators – people who come up with brilliant, game-changing ideas – found that the skills of associating, questioning, observing, experimenting and discovering makes the difference. Although it’s implied in questioning and perhaps observing, I would add listening as a key skill.
Innovators put together ideas and information in unique combinations. They connect or link information and observation in new ways.
They act differently which means that they observe actively, make contact with people they wouldn’t normally talk to and improve their questioning skills. Continue reading “One secret to how innovators come up with brilliant ideas”
