Innovation - how do you learn?
Schumpeter suggested that his sort of entrepreneur needed to be "special" as they were market making. There would be more barriers to overcome than a normal business person.
Consider the following:
When you first learn to swim you may be afraid of the water.
When you work with other people there may be areas of talk where you may not be prepared to go for the same reason.
In order to overcome the swimming phobia you have to learn to swim - and you can be taught.
In order to develop your innovation skills you may not be able to be taught - you have to learn yourself, albeit in the right environment.
If you described to other people how you might swim, and what the problems were - and then illustrated why swimming was difficult the result would be - swimming is difficult. There is no new information.
If you asked the right questions about your fear to others - they may or may not be able to help you. If they gave you advice - you could take it. There is an opportunity to swim - or do something different - providing there is sufficient motivation. If you are sufficiently motivated - you might try the approach again, and tinker with your actions each time. You might be refining your idea.
One of the key differences is having control over your emotions in the pursuit of new knowledge.
You are not - just doing things the ways that have always worked (even in a limited way) for you.
You are not - avoiding new things - as they are "scary" or not your area of expertise.
You are pursuing a logical path based on feedback mechanisms - only with people.
You may also be open to having creative moments along the way as you synthesize all the different experiences you have.
Easy?
Consider the following:
When you first learn to swim you may be afraid of the water.
When you work with other people there may be areas of talk where you may not be prepared to go for the same reason.
In order to overcome the swimming phobia you have to learn to swim - and you can be taught.
In order to develop your innovation skills you may not be able to be taught - you have to learn yourself, albeit in the right environment.
If you described to other people how you might swim, and what the problems were - and then illustrated why swimming was difficult the result would be - swimming is difficult. There is no new information.
If you asked the right questions about your fear to others - they may or may not be able to help you. If they gave you advice - you could take it. There is an opportunity to swim - or do something different - providing there is sufficient motivation. If you are sufficiently motivated - you might try the approach again, and tinker with your actions each time. You might be refining your idea.
One of the key differences is having control over your emotions in the pursuit of new knowledge.
You are not - just doing things the ways that have always worked (even in a limited way) for you.
You are not - avoiding new things - as they are "scary" or not your area of expertise.
You are pursuing a logical path based on feedback mechanisms - only with people.
You may also be open to having creative moments along the way as you synthesize all the different experiences you have.
Easy?
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