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Measuring Innovation Potential: Traits that Predict Unique Thought

Wanda Tiefenbacher

Innovation potential: Why and how to strengthen traits that predict unique thought

Innovation potential is the ability of a person to think in a unique and boundary breaking way. More than just creativity, innovation potential speaks to an individual’s capacity to generate novel and useful ideas that can inspire others and produce growth.

Creativity, Innovation, Employee selection, Five Factor Model (FFM), Diversity and Inclusion, Unique thinking, Evidence-based Innovation Management

Strategic management: how and why to redefine organizational strategy in today’s VUCA world

Today’s world is characterized as being VUCA - volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. Because of this new and unpredictable environment, it is almost impossible to predict threats or...

Agility, Change Management, Collaborative learning, Decision making, Innovation, Organizational learning, Strategy, Unique thinking

What is Innovation? The Psychology of Distinctive Thinking

Dr. Devon Price

What is innovation? The psychology of creativity and distinctive thinking

This CQ Dossier will review the existing psychological research on how innovation and innovative thinking is defined, its relation to creativity, and how it impacts success in an organizational context.

Innovation, Unique thinking, Creativity, Evidence-based Innovation Management, Problem solving, Idea generation