Collaboration, critical thinking, leadership and communication skills

 

Collaboration, critical thinking, leadership and effective communication are some of the most important soft skills for modern innovators. 

Let´s learn more about Innovation Skills for the Future.

The collection of skills could be grouped together and described as “innovation skills” since all are vital to developing and launching an innovation. It takes creative problem solving, leadership, strategic thinking, and effective communication.

There are many “micro-skills” that can make up these more general skills as there are many different modes of communication to master for innovation success. There is still opportunity to describe these more specifically. The key skills innovators were applying were Networking, Associating, Observing, Questioning,  Experimenting and Problem Solving.

• Analytical thinking

• Work collaboratively

• Motivation/drive

• Adaptability

• Quantitative skills

• Decision making

• Risk-taking

• Industry related work experience

• Global mindset

• Entrepreneurship