Ashvin's life experience

Started this blog to write about the MBA experience but the education did not stop there. After the hustle and bustle of life for a while i finally got some time to pause and reflect, should blog more about the intriguiging things i have learnt along the way.. Life is not about numbers, statistics, PR's or milestones reached... its a Journey that should be journalled; if there is such a word. Let me share this more and see where this leads.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Ten Faces Of Innovation

Innovators: people creating value through the implementation of new ideas.

innovation ties the idea to implementation. people make this happen through imagination, will-power, and perseverance in teams or individually. This book uses the personas, the roles innovators play to express, explore and innovate.

Developing an understanding of the roadblosks of these personas ill help you drive for results. Personas can be categorized into



The Learning Personas
Question the "know".
1. The Anthropologist
2. The Experimenter
3. The Cross-Pollinator
The Organizing personas
Savvy abut the counterintuitive processes. Play to win.
1. The Hurdler
2. The Collaborator
3. The Director
and
The Building Personas
Found at the heart of the action.
1. The Experience Architect
2. The Set Designer
3. The Caregiver
4. The Storyteller