Innovator's Space
The Space Around Problem Seeking Welcomes You.
An Innovator's Toolkit
A curation of tools for any innovator who is looking for ideas around how to understand problems.
"Seek to understand before you seek to solve." Stephen R. Covey
Listening
First step in fully understanding
Tuning into other peoples perspectives into a discovery mindset. Within an organization, the leader must value the members of the organization so that the organization meets the needs of all. Three principles key to innovation:
Having an organization that creates an environment where everyone brings value and feels comfortable in being heard;
Having employees who believe that their voices can be heard;
Having leadership that will acknowledge and give credit to their employees.
Asking Clarifying Questions
Lean into clarifying the issues
Finding out what we collectively know about the issue.
Why ask questions?
Questioning is the key to gaining more information and without it interpersonal communications can fail. Questioning is fundamental to successful communication - we all ask and are asked questions when engaged in conversation.
Read more at: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/questioning.html
Creating a Culture of High Performance
