Skills and Knowledge Needed to Become an Innovator

Assessment 3
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
Skills and knowledge needed to become an innovator...........................................................2
Areas for improvement...........................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Innovation is the cornerstone of success as it helps individuals create new and unique products or
services which can be used for supporting economic social and technological growth. The scale
of innovation is one of the most demanded skills in the current labour market because innovation
helps business firms overcome challenges and avoid crisis by developing innovative products
and services (Albert, 2019). It is also important that employees and students develop their
innovative skills and knowledge during their higher education so that they have better chances
for achieving their career ambitions. This discussion paper looks at personal skills related to
innovation and innovation knowledge gained during this module. Apart from this areas for
future improvement are also identified in this discussion paper for improving overall innovative
skills.
MAIN BODY
Skills and knowledge needed to become an innovator
Innovation Skills
 Creative Thinking Skills: Creative thinking skills are considered important the
requirements for developing innovative skills and knowledge. Creative thinking skills
are defined as the skill which helps individuals intentionally gain new insights and
different ideas through existing information. The ability to imagine new scenarios and
solutions for various problems is a part of creative thinking skills of an individual. It
helps individuals look at things from new perspective and develop original ideas related
to professional work artwork or any other area. Creative thinking skills can be developed
easily by practice. In context of my personal level of creative thinking skills I have
medium level creative thinking skills. This is because I am not able to quickly develop
new and original ideas and getting inspired to develop creative projects or work in
creative fields such as art is a slow process for me.
 Strategic Thinking skills: The next important skill for developing innovation is critical
thinking skills because it helps individual utilize logic for understanding the practicality
of their creative ideas (Alrowwad and Abualoush, 2020). It is important to develop a
sense of practicality when it comes to innovation because oftentimes the ideas or creative
imaginations which are produced by individuals cannot be easily or viably applied in the
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