One of things that stand out in an interview, and one must ensure this is factored in as one of the filters, should become a significant part of the hiring process. First principles thinking is always underrated. !!!

|| How to explain an innovative solution/product/idea? 🤨 || You’re holding something 🆕 Something that could change the way people live, work, think. But when you try to explain it… you realize it’s not that simple... 🤕 People look at you, puzzled 🧩 They ask: “Does it really work?” Or: “Why should we change?” And you know 💯% You know that idea has value📢 That it can make a difference. But first… it needs to be understood. It needs to be felt 🫀 Innovation isn’t just about technology. It’s about vision , courage, human connection 🤝 It takes EMPATHY. It takes PATIENCE. It takes PASSION. Because innovation isn’t explained. It’s TRANSMITTED❗ And you? Have you ever tried to describe something that doesn’t exist yet? #Innovation

MISSION STATEMENT Mission Possible An effective mission statement provides information on the very framework and purpose of the company’s existence. The best mission statements answer four simple questions: What you do? Whom do you do it for? yells “Two Chaaaaaains!!!” How do you do it? Why do you do it? https://lnkd.in/dMJ-xNSW In challenging times especially; when innovation and creativity have stagnated, or teams aren’t gelling quite the way you had hoped, a good mission statement can be used to remind everybody of why their work matters. (Source: https://lnkd.in/dtPdhwgy)

Just started reading Scott D. Anthony ‘s terrific new book about disruptive innovation. Some of my favourite tidbits, also apply to disrupting your career. Here are some quotes from the book that I especially like (I hope you can see why 😊): The impossible becomes imaginable becomes plausible becomes prototyped becomes standard practice. Innovation success doesn’t come from planning and acting; it comes from testing, learning, and adjusting. Great innovators relish this journey and adeptly manage it. Great innovators think, ponder, pontificate, and plan. But more important, they do. They do everything they can to make their idea as tangible as possible, as quickly as possible. Every idea in its early days is the same: it is partly right and partly wrong. The challenge is, you don’t know which part is which. You can study all you want, but the only way to really figure it out is through disciplined experimentation.

Innovation starts with challenging assumptions Progress often comes from questioning what others take for granted. The willingness to re-examine habits, systems, and beliefs is the foundation of meaningful change. • Regularly ask “why” something is done a certain way. • Identify areas where tradition or routine may be holding back progress. • Explore alternative approaches, even if the current method works. • Seek inspiration from other industries to spark new ideas. • Replace “we’ve always done it this way” with “what if we tried differently?” Challenging assumptions is the first step toward real innovation.

What is innovation, really? It’s not about just having ideas. It’s about turning ideas into something of value. - Invention is creating something new. - Innovation is applying it in a way that improves life, work, or business. So how do we go about innovating? Guilford has broken this down for us through his models - Divergent Thinking and Convergent Thinking Divergent Thinking is about exploring various ideas and solutions without any judgement or mental boundaries. Convergent Thinking is when you narrow down your options to arrive at the most optimal solution. Now both these models seem fairly feasible so which one is more efficient? The trick isn’t in picking one of the two but in balancing between the two. Innovation requires both - opening the field wide and then narrowing down with focus. Osborn’s CPS (Creative Problem Solving) model is one such combination of Convergent and Divergent Thinking. Do you agree with Osborn in combining the two? What’s your preferred method for the process of innovation? #mylifekompass #analyticalthinking #innovation

Why big ideas fail Big ideas don’t fail because they’re bad. They fail because they’re not connected to a market need. Innovation isn’t about how exciting the idea feels in the room—it’s about how deeply it solves a real customer problem. The bridge between creativity and ROI is validation. ✔ Test early. ✔ Listen harder than you pitch. ✔ Iterate ruthlessly. At Gore, I saw incredible technologies—some became billion-dollar platforms, others stayed on the shelf. The difference? The winners connected technical brilliance to a real pain point customers would pay to solve. 💡 The best question an innovation leader can ask: “Who cares—and why?” 💬 What’s the last idea you validated directly with customers?

When you think of "innovation", what comes to mind? When we think of innovation, we often link it to technology, but from this recent webinar I gained a fresh perspective by learning that innovation consists of three parts: the impact, the idea, and the process. What stood out to me the most was how the responsibility for innovation is distributed in a company: employees at the bottom drive technical execution, and executives and management provide resources and guidance to drive innovation, but the middle layer... is where true innovation happens! Project managers for example, sit right in the middle layer; they need to understand the project or product and translate ideas into action in order to deliver real impact. This is an insightful approach and it makes me appreciate the creativity of the role even more! https://lnkd.in/ez2yMePA

I once reviewed a blog draft that opened like this: “Businesses need to focus on innovation to succeed.” True. But so vague that it meant nothing. The fix? We added a real story of a company that innovated—and won. Now it was specific, credible, and memorable. That’s the mistake most content makes: Too general to stick. 👉 If it could apply to anyone, it resonates with no one.

To read or not to read? Should people who work on developing new products read books about innovation? Or could that actually hold back their growth and prevent their genuine inner ideas from emerging? It’s something each person must decide for themselves. Here are some of the books that I have read and believe they might be helpful exploring innovation and bringing scientific ideas into business reality: ✅ "The Innovator’s Dilemma" by Clayton Christensen Why can innovation lead a company to either success or failure? How can we implement innovations while minimizing mistakes and avoiding collapse? This book offers thoughtful answers to these questions. ✅ "Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick: People, Probabilities, and Big Moves to Beat the Odds" by Sven Smit, Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt Written by McKinsey strategy experts who surveyed dozens of companies about their growth strategies. The book explores how to grow faster by setting the right goals and making the right decisions. ✅ "Where Good Ideas Come From" by Steven Johnson This book isn't an easy read, and it may not give you a clear "how-to" guide for innovation. However, it beautifully explores the history of human innovation — why it sometimes takes unexpectedly long, how crucial the environment is for nurturing ideas, why making mistakes is part of the process, and how randomness (which is often not so random) plays a role. ✅ "Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: Starting, Managing, and Leading Biotech Companies" by Craig Shimasaki This one is still on my "to-read" list. According to reviews, it’s a must-read for anyone aiming to launch a successful biotech company — from startups to larger enterprises. A step-by-step guide packed with real-world examples, mistakes, and practical solutions for launching and managing a biotech venture. ✅ "HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Innovation" — Harvard Business Review collection (Ukrainian edition by KM Books, 2018) A collection of articles offering insights on accelerating the innovation process and turning ideas into impact. How to build — and more importantly, sustain — an innovative team, and what qualities define a true innovation leader. But! At the end of the day, fantasy is my favorite genre! #EnzymGroup #science #R&D #team #reading #books #innovations