Individual Innovation Competency Reflection: Creative Thinking

This report provides a reflective analysis of innovation and creative thinking competencies, focusing on creative thinking and ideation, as well as personal enterprise and effectiveness. It delves into specific traits associated with each competency, such as future-focused thinking, creative problem-solving, action orientation, and resource efficiency. The reflection follows a 'What, So What, Now What' model to analyze the challenges faced and progress made in developing these competencies. The report emphasizes the importance of creative thinking and innovation in leadership, highlighting the need for leaders to be imaginative, resourceful, and action-oriented to drive successful outcomes.

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Contents
Section 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................3
Section2: Competency and trait reflection......................................................................................3
Section 2.1: Competency 1 Trait A..............................................................................................3
Section 2.2: Competency 1 Trait B..............................................................................................4
Section 2.3: Competency 2 Trait A..............................................................................................4
Section 2.4: Competency 2 Trait B..............................................................................................5
Section 3: Summary and conclusion................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Section 1: Introduction
The below presented report is focused on the competencies and traits of an individual which will
be aiding him/her in the course of creative thinking and innovating. The first competency that
has been selected is creative thinking and ideation trait (illumine.co 2018). This competency is
creative thinking and ideation that is referred as a creative process of generating, developing, and
communicating new ideas and under which an idea can be understood as one of the basic
element of thought which can be in the form of visuals, concrete, and abstract. This competency
also comprise of various traits on which the task is made dependent. The second competency
which has been selected is personal enterprise and effectiveness that can be referred as a branch
of self-help which deals with success, objectives and associated concepts. This competency also
comprises of various traits and that will be aiding the individual in the course of work and action.
The prime objective of the report is to develop a reflective content based on the selected
competencies and traits.
Section2: Competency and trait reflection
Section 2.1: Competency 1 Trait A
Competency 1 - Creative thinking and ideation
Trait A – Future focused
When leader is trying to do something new and find some difficulties from starting or sticking to
it, then leader should focus on future. It demonstrates interest about new thoughts and potential
outcomes, effectively examining prospects and observing patterns to investigate the world and
predict what's to come.
Leader should ask question about future possibilities but does not collect the information
immediately. Leaders must show the curiosity and imagination to change the trend and
conditions about future possibilities with in giving resources (destination-innovation 2018).
They should focus on future goals and have a creative thinking for future possibilities.

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Now leaders should have a strong imagination for the future goals for future scenarios. They
must research deeply about the possibilities. Leader should have this much capability to change
about the trend and condition with in a wide range of information.
Section 2.2: Competency 1 Trait B
Competency 1 - Creative thinking and ideation
Trait B – Creative problem solving
Leader show the interest in new thinking ideas and give the best solution to solve the problems.
It increases the creativity for leaders and improves the thinking. All leaders together can
stimulate and motivate each other to produce the good amount of ideas. But they does not create
the many possibility for the customers.
While thinking about the new ideas they must ask about possibilities. When leaders are giving
solution to customers they should have the more creative thinking for problems so that they can
be easily understand by them and can implement on problem.
Now leaders must have various alternative solutions for their problems and they show interest in
alternative possibilities. The problem solution should be fit for approaches. The solution for
problem should be innovative and explore the deep interest for user. Leaders must have wide
range of solution to develop the possibilities and have option.
Section 2.3: Competency 2 Trait A
Competency 2 – Personal Enterprise and Effectiveness
Trait A – Action oriented
Leaders take the personal initiative to turn ideas into action, outcomes are focused and
proactively makes thing happens. Leaders needed to become more creative. They take practical
action to deal with a problems or situation (ed.ac 2018). Leader has strong sense of immediacy
for the task.
Now leader must their value with the team members and have interact with them. They should
create the mutually beneficial goals for team and for individuals who are on team. Leaders must
have good connection and trust and respect for them. It is the time to turn the ideas into action.

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Leaders must take initiative and it should be effective to turning the ideas into action. The action
may be practical and change oriented. The action should depends on the moving forward,
looking to the future. Leaders should understand each other and give commitment for their
success.
Section 2.4: Competency 2 Trait B
Competency 2 – Personal Enterprise and Effectiveness
Trait B – Resources efficient
Leaders must identify and collect the necessary physical, financial, and social resources to
recognize the plan. It is difficult to identify the resources acquired the necessary but any how
they have to collect the resources.
They should identify the needed resources and inputs. Sometimes it fails to identify the proper
selection and it must provide a logical plan (Manan 2018). The plan should be progressive
significantly compromised. The plan should be prepared according to the required of resources.
Plan should be under the boundaries for archiving the resources.
Now they make the strategy to collect the resources. They should recognize the assets which they
required but the logic and justification required for additional clarity. The progresses of these
plans are not fully realized. They continuously apply for all resources and inputs requires for
the model of the activities, deliverable the outputs and outcomes results leading to impact.
Section 3: Summary and conclusion
After summing up the above presented analysis it has been reflected that the there are several
competencies that lead an individual towards creative thinking. Creative thinking is the
capability of thinking some original or un-usual whereas innovation is creating something new
which is never made and will also be recognized as the concept of unique insight. The above
presented reflection is focused on the competencies and traits. The selected competencies are
creative thinking and ideation and second one is personal enterprise and effectiveness. These
competencies have some specific traits which aid the individual in the process of thinking and
innovating. The presented analysis is focused on the challenges faced by an individual during the
roadmap innovation competencies..

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Manan, S. (2018) Personal effectiveness: Own it to succeed, [Online]. Available at:
https://www.genpact.com/insight/blog/personal-effectiveness-own-it-to-succeed. [Accessed on
21st October 2018].