July 21, 2010

The economic and structural is rapidly evolving because of the combination of economic and financial crisis with that energy.

. New technologies, new materials and new energy sources: a practical look at the world around us to seize new opportunities. The materials and product innovation in the new context of the bioeconomy are the heart of the event organized by the Innovation and Start Unindustria Treviso during the visit of a group of companies in the district of Bolzano TIS Sportsystem Montebelluna.

You do not learn to be a leader, but you can learn to be innovative. The innovative entrepreneurship is not a genetic predisposition, not an innate characteristic in people is the set of five skills, five skills that can be studied and refined over time. That is the finding of research conducted by Dr. Jeffrey H. Dyer, professor of strategy at the BYU Marriott School of Business.

"The habits of the great innovative leaders are the foundation of their creative thinking," says Dyer. "The research we conducted shows that there are five major skills that distinguish entrepreneurs from others can be defined as innovative."

The five core competencies identified in the study of Dyer are:

Report: This cognitive skill is the backbone of the creative process. The report was triggered by the other four competencies identified by the research. And 'the ability to take two objects or two seemingly unrelated ideas and synthesize them to create a new innovation.

Questioning: to find the right answers, an innovative leader must possess the ability to ask the right questions, to think outside the box and accept all hazards and risks that will result.