Innovate or Die

Discovering the Core Skills That Drive All Innovation

Presented by Paul Hilt • October 19, 2012

Greater Valley Forge HR Summit

Most Important Leadership Qualities

Creativity = Innovation + Action

Discovery

Creative Thinking

Imagination

Invention

Innovative Thinking

Ingenuity

Execution

Implementation

Delivery

Application

Exploitation

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1. Learning & Development

2. Leadership Development

3. Change Management

4. HR Function

5. HR Business Partner

Associating Discovery

Skill #1

Innovative ideas

flourish at the

intersection of

diverse experiences

whether it be

others’ or our own.”

“

Mapping

Associations

Cuisinart Computer

Cuisinart Computer

Creativity

is about

connecting

things.”

“

MicroSpikes

Studded Tires for the Feet

Sneakers Tire

Cleats

Sneakers Tire

Cleats

Tire Honeycomb

Tire

Airless Tire

Honeycomb

Among

conceptual

combinations,

the most fertile

are often those

formed of

elements drawn

from fields that

are far apart.”

“

Car

Smart Car

Swatch Watch Mercedes Benz

Car Watch

Design

Smart

Toilet

Toilet Medical

Tests

Medical

Tests Toilet

Funeral Reef

Reef

Balls

Reef Funeral

Every high-profiled

innovator excelled

at associating.”

“

Networking Discovery

Skill #2

The great driver of

scientific and

technological innovation

[in the last 600 years has

been] the increase in our

ability to reach out and

exchange ideas with

other people, and to

borrow other people’s

hunches and combine

them with our hunches

and turn them into

something new.”

“

3 Key Networking

Strategies to Spark

Innovative Thinking

Regularly tap outside

experts for ideas

Attend idea-focused

networking events

Build a personal network of

creative confidants

Observing Discovery

Skill #3

The real voyage of

discovery consists not

in seeking new

landscapes, but in

having new eyes.”

“

Marcel Proust

Analysis

12 “Observing” Examples

ObservingInsightAssociatingNew Idea

Sam Palmisano

IBM Chairman and CEO

Innovation

occurs at the

intersection

of invention

and insight.”

“

Chance

favors the

prepared

mind.”

“

My idea is

brilliant…you just

found six stupid

people?

Twenty ideas

immediately come

to mind!!!

Most managers in

companies spend little

time watching people

to gain insights.”

“

Anthropologist role

is the “single

biggest source of

innovation.”

déjà vu

vuja de

Questioning Discovery

Skill #4

Morale

Satisfaction

Turnover

Why are

nurses

staying?

Why are

nurses

leaving?

Questioning is how

innovators do their

work.”

“

Experimenting Discovery

Skill #5

3 Key Experimenting

Strategies to Spark

Innovative Thinking

Try out new

experiences

Take apart products,

processes, and ideas

Test ideas through

pilots and prototypes

Experiments are key

to innovation because

they rarely turn out as

you expect, and you

learn so much.

I encourage our

employees to go down

blind alleys and

experiment.”

Jeff Bezos

CEO, Amazon.com

“

“

When was the last time you

encouraged someone else to go

down a blind alley and

experiment?

When was the last time you were

encouraged to go down a blind

alley and experiment?

Jeff Bezos

CEO, Amazon.com

Discovery Skill #1: Associating

Discovery Skill #2: Networking

Discovery Skill #3: Observing

Discovery Skill #4: Questioning

Discovery Skill #5: Experimenting

Q&A

Paul Hilt • 484-580-8527 • hilt.associates@comcast.net • www.paulhilt.com

Paul Hilt

Profile Paul Hilt leads Hilt & Associates, where he designs and delivers workshops and other learning experiences in four key leadership development areas: strengths, innovation, communication, and change. For example, Paul has delivered over 175 Strengths Workshops to a wide variety of organizations across the United States and to a cumulative audience of over 5,000 participants. Some of Paul’s workshop clients include ARAMARK, Morgan Stanley, Penn State University, Leadership Centre County, Citizens Bank, Social Security Administration, AstraZeneca, New York University, Girl Scouts of USA, and Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce Executives. In addition to workshop design and delivery, Paul provides coaching and consulting services. Paul has an MBA in Marketing and expertise in the fields of Learning & Development, Knowledge Management, and Organization Development. Paul has held marketing and management positions in the telecommunications, cable television, and training & development industries. At St. Joseph’s University, Paul taught graduate and executive MBA classes in creative thinking and problem solving. He also co-founded the Knowledge Management Group of Philadelphia. Paul is a member of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the World Future Society.

Paul as a Presenter

“Paul Hilt is nothing short of amazing. He has a remarkable ability to promote self-discovery and elicit insights from a group.” —Carol Barbour, President, Friends LifeCare “Even though his work combines a wide variety of sophisticated and often cutting-edge concepts, Paul makes sure that participants walk away with a plan of how they can put what they have learned into action right away.” —Robert Hackman, Vice President, Tague Lumber “He is funny, smart, tells great stories, brings the point home with power and understanding and makes everyone feel as though he is talking directly to them. I recommend Paul highly.” —Georgia Abbey, Executive Director, Leadership Centre County

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