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The Protagonist
‘Captain One Minute, Pirate the Next’
If you only had 30 seconds I'd tell you:
All innovation is powered by human emotion: anger, paranoia or ambition.
A great innovation process will never compensate for poor innovation people.
The profile of an ideal innovator is a ‘Captain One Minute, Pirate the Next’ – someone who respects their organisation but doesn't revere it.
They are unreasonably ambitious, relentlessly pushing the boundaries in a way that doesn't always make sense.
But they're not egomaniacs; they know when to shut up and listen.
They research as little as possible, and are confident enough in their own judgement to back themselves.
They are team workers, but more than that, they are collaborators.
They're socially skilled and able to guide others between ...
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