"The Innovator's DNA"..sweet affirmation....

Reflecting back on some of my writings about how Innovators have a distinct set of skills that are very different from what our MBA culture promotes, here comes affirmation of these thoughts from the December 2009 issue of the Harvard Business Review and Mr. Christensen himself and his associates. The title of the piece is: “The Innovator’s DNA.” Yep, discovery skills are important and distinct and they are: Observing, associating, questioning, experimenting, networking.

So, smash together Daniel Pink’s book “A Whole new Mind” + Frans Johansson’s book “The Medici Effect” + Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” and you get the same insights. ( A lot more work of course, but fun!)

Proof yet again that new ideas are nothing but packed vectors emerging from the greater collective ethos and there really are no “pure” ideas. Perhaps, that is, for the wheel J

Comments

Daniel Pink said…
Awesome mash-up. Next time, toss the new book (http://bit.ly/drivebook) into one of your mixes. I'll be curious what you discover.

Cheers,
Dan Pink
10/12/09 1:41 PM
Unknown said…
Thank you, Andres. Your post helps further describe the purpose for Disruptathon. (www.disruptathon.com). We tend to habituate where we go, who we read and what we do to experience new things and expand our thinking. But innovative thinking sparks when we go beyond the comfort zone and get into new space. I hope my events will always create a unique space where ideas get shared, hearts and minds connect and sparks fly. Not unlike Peter's Cafe on the Azores as noted in the Medici Effect. Ahhh, to be reading Daniel's new book in a small cafe in the Azores...
14/12/09 10:40 PM
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