I am the founder of Innovator Mindset and co-developer of a unique assessment technology for identifying and developing high potential innovators and entrepreneurs. This psychometric instrument makes it possible for investors, lenders and employers to identify high-potential innovation talent. It also provides personalized feedback that anyone can use to strengthen their capacity to innovate and to lead innovation—to create new value in any endeavor.My work is the subject of peer-reviewed articles recently published in the International Journal of Innovation Science. My insights are based on research supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and also with assistance from the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship. I’m a former Emmy-winning journalist and business editor and the author of Thinking Clockwise, A Field Guide for the Innovative Leader.I speak globally on the topics of innovation, personal innovativeness and entrepreneurship, drawing on my research and personal experiences, as someone who has both studied and practiced innovation.Find out what your Innovativeness Index is and how to:• Identify high potential innovators.• Provide high value feedback anyone can use to enhance their innovativeness.• Predict who is likely to create dramatically more new value.• Measure a wide range of high value personal attributes, revealing how much someone is imaginative, inventive, intuitive, resourceful, exploratory, courageous, persistent, curious, observant, self-aware, candid, open, reflective, empathic, coachable, collaborative, insightful and a self-learner.• Apply a flexible framework that can be adapted to any innovation methodology or protocol. At InnovatorMindset.com
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