What I will LEARN in 2017
This blog post was inspired by a question from a senior leader. He asked “What should I focus on to make Innovation Engineering successful?” When I reflected on the question I realized that I should ask myself the same question. After a week of thinking deeply. My focus for 2017 is to embrace a Learning Mindset. A Learning Mindset - is contagious. The more I embrace and openness to learning the more those who work for or with me embrace learning. Never ending learning is at the heart of the Innovation Engineering movement… exploring stimulus, embracing collaboration, engaging in experimentation to drive out fear are ALL ABOUT LEARNING. To embrace Learning I will… In 2017 I will start by reigniting my curiosity gene. Curiosity is the doorway to being a learner. In 2017 I will use my curiosity to fuel a deeper engagement in stimulus mining. The simple truth is that ideas come from combining old ideas in new ways. The more I fill my brain with new learning (stimulus) the more ideas available to me to build fresh ideas from. In 2017 I’m going to focus extra energy on three stimulus mining areas…. Patent Mining [...]









