Some people are just natural innovators, right? With no apparent effort, they discover ideas for new products, services, and entire businesses. It may look like innovators are born, not made. But according to Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clay Christensen anyone can become more innovative. Creativity is not a genetic phenomenon. In a recent research, identical twins creativity levels were tested by psychologists and they concluded that it’s not genetic, only your experience that shapes your creativity. And according to Jeff, we can learn about creativity through understanding innovators DNA skill of being a better questioner, associates, observer, experimenter and a better networker.These all skills cater best in problem solving. Whereas, Gregersen explained it through a question as. How many of you were once four year old? Well interestingly, everyone been. What a four year old do? They unintentionally demonstrate all these skill. Skills are already there an...
Adam Grant....organizational psychologist on Tedtalk A TED talk by Adam Grant, organizational psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author, might just be what you need to get back on track when the flood of creativity and best work from many seem to be too intimidating. Seven years ago three students asked Adam to invest in their online company where they would work as interns with back-up jobs upon asked what they would do if he invests money. On top of that, six months go by before the day of their launch and the company still had no functioning website. Reasons he declined to invest in the company. WERBIPARKER as they named themselves with the idea of selling glasses online. Recently recognised as world most innovative company and valued over a billion dollars. Why he was so wrong? To find out he has been studying people and specifically what he comes to call “Originals". Who are originals? ORIGINALS are non-conformists who not only have new ideas but take act...