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Innovation - Competency

Questionnaire Items to Include

• Creates improved methods or solutions for meeting goals and objectives.
• Creates a safe environment for idea-sharing.
• Creates innovative products or services.
• Creates innovative solutions to critical problems facing the Company.
• Creates new ways of doing routine tasks.
• Generates innovative and practical solutions.
• Develops effective solutions for viewing problems from a different point of view.
• Generates innovative and practical ideas and approaches.
• Creates new products or services.
• Develops innovative products or services.
• Develops several approaches or solutions to a problem.
• Creates new and efficient processes.
• Creates new programs and systems.
• Creates new and imaginative approaches to work-related issues.
• Develops new products and services.
• Creates a framework to support innovation.
• Generates alternative solutions to problems and challenges.
• Creates innovative methods of developing business opportunities.

• Looks for new ways of doing things.
• Looks beyond company for new ideas and innovative approaches.
• Seeks innovative ways to change, grow, and improve the company.
• Seeks innovative ways to change, grow, and improve the department.
• Looks for ways that the company can make profit that are different from how competitors operate.
• Seeks new ideas and adapts to changing environments.
• Finds creative ways to get things done with limited resources.
• Helps to identify and create value from innovation.
• Looks for opportunities to apply new and evolving technologies.
• Searches for opportunities and innovative ways to improve the organization.

• Identifies the opportunities created by innovations.
• Uses innovation to solve urgent specific problems.
• Solves problems with insight and understanding.
• Improves and makes systems more efficient.
• Takes risks that often yield rewards.
• Implements best practices within the department.
• Takes risks to advance important ideas.
• Identifies fresh approaches to solving problems.
• Determines how much risk the company is willing to take in implementing innovations to the products and services.
• Implements best practice methods within the Company.
• Maximizes the alternative solutions to problems.
• Takes risks to reach beyond boundaries.

• Challenges current procedures / processes to develop new solutions.
• Encourages a diverse range of ideas and perspectives to cultivate an environment where innovation thrives.
• Challenges current procedures to develop other alternatives.
• Facilitates networking events or brainstorming sessions where employees can share insights and inspirations.
• Challenges existing work processes/products to enhance value.
• Offers innovative solutions to Company problems.
• Encourages managers to "think outside the box".
• Simplifies processes and reduce bureaucratic hurdles that might stifle creativity and innovation.
• Offers solutions to problems when talking with clients.
• Challenges assumptions about the way things work.

• Establishes systems of continuous improvement.
• Establishes and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) for innovation.
• Regularly reviews the strategic risks associated with innovation.
• Regularly audits the company's innovation effectiveness.
• Analyzes the competitive environment to determine where innovation would have the greatest impact.
• Is able to think through complex problems using unique solutions.
• Analyzes current procedures and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Establishes measurable innovation goals and regularly track progress to maintain focus and momentum.

• Optimizes the innovation process by incorporating feedback and lessons learned from previous experiences.
• Refines and tailors innovative concepts to better align with strategic objectives and market demands.
• Shows flexibility and willingness to adapt to new approaches and changing market conditions.
• Customizes novel ideas to better address customer needs and preferences.
• Optimizes innovative ideas for maximum success.
• Enhances the feasibility and impact of new ideas through careful analysis and iterative improvements.
• Adapts innovative solutions to fit the organizational context and resources for greater effectiveness.
• Modifies innovative initiatives to capitalize on strengths and mitigate potential risks.
• Transforms raw ideas into actionable plans with a higher likelihood of successful implementation.
• Fine-tunes innovative strategies to maximize resource utilization and achieve desired outcomes.
• Adjusts creative approaches to ensure they meet both short-term and long-term business goals.

• Prioritizes disruptive innovation to achieve substantial growth and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace.
• Embraces disruptive strategies enabling the organization to create groundbreaking advancements that outpace competitors.
• Plays a pivotal role in fostering an environment where radical innovation can flourish and lead to major breakthroughs.
• Keeps an open mind towards innovative concepts ensuring managers are continuously exploring potential growth avenues.
• Fosters a culture of disruptive innovation to drive significant market shifts and create unparalleled value for customers.
• Leverages disruptive innovation to enhance simplicity and convenience, meeting the changing needs of their customers.
• Encourages a search for radical innovation opportunities to obtain major breakthroughs.
• Advocates for disruptive innovation to ensure the department remains agile and responsive to evolving market demands.
• Promotes disruptive innovation empowering managers to challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of what's possible.
• Uses unconventional approaches to solve problems.
• Encourages disruptive innovation allowing managers to identify and seize opportunities that traditional approaches might overlook.
• Champion disruptive innovations to open new market opportunities and redefine industry standards.
• Utilizes disruptive innovation to help managers transform conventional business models, making products and services more accessible and affordable.

• Supports changes to the standard way of doing things.
• Serves as an effective innovative champion.
• Promotes innovation as an opportunity to gain competitive advantages in the marketplace.
• Fosters a culture of creativity and curiosity by actively listening to and considering new ideas and opportunities.
• Values diverse opinions among team members.
• Fosters a creative and innovative work environment.
• Champions changes within the organization.
• Encourages employees to consider opportunities to innovate processes and products.
• Encourages innovation from all levels of employees.
• Fosters continuous improvement processes.
• Has a strong commitment to innovation.
• Ensures that employees feel safe to take risks and experiment without the fear of failure or retribution.
• Supports innovation at all levels of the organization.

• Embraces an open-minded approach allowing managers to discover and promote innovative solutions that drive business success.
• Facilitates acceptance of new ideas.
• Not afraid to think outside the box when dealing with issues.
• Investigates all types of innovations.
• Willing to entertain and experiment with new ideas leading to potential breakthrough innovations and competitive advantages.
• Understands that innovation requires doing things differently.
• Focuses on bottom-up innovative efforts.
• Is receptive to fresh ideas and unconventional approaches to stay ahead of a rapidly changing market.
• Effective in bringing up new ideas.
• Is open to innovative ideas.

• Empowers employees to create innovative solutions to problems.
• Empowers employees with the technical skills essential for driving innovation and achieving strategic goals.
• Celebrates innovative achievements publicly to motivate others and reinforce the importance of innovation.
• Encourages others to experiment and learn from their mistakes without fear of retribution.
• Assigns responsibilities to individuals for creating innovative ideas/products.
• Provides incentives for employees who contribute innovative ideas and successfully implement them.

• Coordinates the activities of the innovation steering committee.
• Pursues innovative approaches to the current policies and procedures.
• Focuses innovation on the core products or services offered.
• Focuses on creating new value for our products/services.
• Focuses the team on important innovations.

• Equips employees with the necessary tools, technologies, and resources to explore new ideas.
• Adequately funds innovation efforts to ensure their success.
• Ensures the workforce maintains cutting-edge technical competencies to support continuous innovation and growth.
• Offers continuous learning opportunities to enhance technical skills and innovative thinking.
• Guarantees that team members are equipped with the technical expertise needed to excel in innovative projects.
• Ensures employees possess the necessary technical competencies to engage in innovation.
• Prioritizes technical skill development among employees to foster a culture of innovation and creativity.
• Facilitates ongoing technical training and development to enable employees to contribute to innovative solutions.
• Allocates time and resources specifically for innovation projects, allowing employees to dedicate efforts to exploring new opportunities.

• Helps focus the department on innovation.
• Sets company-wide innovation performance targets and goals.
• Follows through and implements innovation initiatives.
• Establishes priorities and allocates resources to support innovation.
• Suggests ways to improve processes and systems.
• Guides the department's innovation focus.
• Offers constructive improvements to existing systems.

• Builds upon the ideas and solutions of others.
• Improves on ideas of others.
• Promotes collaboration across different departments to combine varied perspectives and expertise, which can spark innovative ideas.
• Cultivates a culture of open communication where all ideas, no matter how unconventional, are welcomed and valued.
• Encourages open communication to ensure that all proposals are considered.
• Shares innovative ideas with others.
• Participates in cross-functional innovation teams.
• Suggests new ideas at meetings.