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INNOVATIONcan be trained

BY SLIDES THAT ROCK

One’s ability to generate innovative ideas is not merely a function of the

mind, but also a function of behaviors. If we can change our behaviors, we can

improve our creative impact.

- Clayton Christensen

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INNOVATION

discovery

SKILLS5

ASSOCIATING

QUESTIONING

OBSERVING

EXPERIMENTING

NETWORKING

ASSOCIATING

ASSOCIATINGConnecting seemingly unrelated questions,

problems, or ideas from different fields.

Creativity is connecting things.

- Steve Jobs, Apple“ ”

Imagine how someone from a different company would look

at your challenge from an entirely new perspective.

What is different?

TIP #1

How would Lady Gaga design a chocolate

dessert?

QUESTIONING

QUESTIONINGAsking questions to

understand how things really are today, why they are that way, and how they might be

changed or disrupted.

The important and difficult job is never to find the right answers, it is to

find the right question.

- Peter Drucker

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?Brainstorm questions about the

problem. Create a list of 50 questions and pick the best ones

to explore further.

TIP #2

WhatWhyWhenWhoWhereHow

OBSERVING

OBSERVINGCarefully watching the

world to help gain insights into and ideas for new ways

of doing things.

Observing is the big game changer in our company.

- Scott Cook, Intuit“ ”

TIP #3Pick a company you admire to observe and follow. Find out

everything you can about what the company does and how it does it.

What ideas can be transferred?

EXPERIMENTING

EXPERIMENTINGConstantly visiting new

places, trying new things, seeking new information,

and experimenting to learn new things.

I haven’t failed... I’ve just found 10,000 ways that do not work.

- Thomas Edison

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TIP #4

Explore the world by engaging in new activities. Join new social or

professional activities beyond your normal sphere.

NETWORKING

NETWORKINGGoing out of the way to meet people with wildly

different backgrounds and perspectives to extend your

own knowledge.

People who think outside the box often talk to people who play in a

different box to get new ideas.


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TIP #5

Schedule breakfast, lunch or dinner with someone

new every week.

Jamie Oliver! Lady Gaga!

INNOVATION

discovery

SKILLS5

ASSOCIATING

QUESTIONING

OBSERVING

EXPERIMENTING

NETWORKING

Innovators actively desire to change the status quo, and they regularly take

smart risks to make it happen.


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INNOVATIONcan be trained

BY SLIDES THAT ROCK

Content: “The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators” by Clayton Christensen et al.

Theme and Font: The London Underground and the famous signs using Johnston Sans typeface designed by Edward Johnston. The font used is the later version ‘ITC Johnston’.

Illustrations: “La Linea” created by Italian Cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli as well as the Noun Project (Symbols).

Colors: The color palette is based on the front page of Monocle’s issue 33 (May 2010).

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