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If Your Innovation Effort Isn’t Working, Look at Who’s on the Team

This article is basically lead generation for their book (Leading transformation: How to take charge of your companies future). It describes three characteristics of people who work well working in uncertain innovation efforts:

  • Negative capability - the ability to continue to explore even when the answer is not obvious
  • Chaos pilots - people who thrive and can take action in uncertain work
  • Divergent thinking - people able to generate many creative ideas

Frequently asked questions

Who should read this?
People who are looking to identify staff who work well in uncertain conditions of innovation
What is the main theme of this article?
The characteristics of great innovation staff
Is it still relevant today?
Yes, the traits are still relevant
Last updated: 2026-07-11