Scott Tischler | How to Be a Successful Innovator?
Scott Tischler — You are not able to stand still in this fast paced business environment. But most of the time innovation fails. That’s why I like to share with you 10 great tips on how to be a successful innovator. I have based them on inspiration from famous innovators, mixed with my 30 years of experience as innovation speaker, author, facilitator and manager.
I have read a lot of books and interviews with famous innovators on what makes a successful innovator: Steve Jobs (Apple), Shigeru Miyamoto (Creator of Super Mario), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Desmond Tutu (social innovator), Elon Musk (Tesla), Richard Branson (Virgin), James Dyson (Dyson), Larry Page and Sergey Brin (founders of Google), Ingvar Kamprad (IKEA).
They come up with things like: “Be authentic”. “Be critical and speak out”. “Never give up”. “Be committed to perfection”. “Say no to 1.000 things”. “Work 80–100 hours a week”. “Pick the right team”. “Know when to grow”. “Don’t take yourself too seriously”. “Listen to your inner voice”. “Be curious”. “Use new technology to solve common day problems”. “Make the perfect product”. “Have a big dream”. “Break the regular value chain”. “Spend time with customers”. “Step outside of comfort zone”. “Mix business with pleasure”. “Take calculated risks”. “Break the pattern”. “Simplify”. “Persist”.
A real innovator is a curious, creative, courageous, convincing, persistent, open-minded human being. Are you?
Based on their input I like to describe an innovator as a curious, creative, courageous, convincing, persistent, open-minded human being.
Innovation process-expert Robert Cooper shows that of every seven new product/service projects, about four enter development, 1.5 are launched, and only one succeeds. Innovation is so difficult to master, indeed. Although there are no easy solutions, there are ways to improve the effectiveness of innovation in your startup, your company or for your clients. I love to share with you ten tips to become a more successful innovator. Read More
