Be an innovator.

Challenge the status quo:
Dissatisfy from current reality.
Question authority and routine.
Confront assumptions.

Be Curious: Actively explore the
environment. Investigate new
possibilities. Honor the sense of
awe and wonder.

Be Self-motivated: Responds to deep
inner needs. Proactively initiates
new projects. Intrinsically reward the efforts.

Be a Visionary: Be Highly imaginative.
Maintain a future orientation. Think
in mental pictures.

Entertain the fantastic: Conjure
outrageous scenarios. See
possibilities within the seemingly
impossible. Honor the dreams and
daydreams.

Take risks: Goes beyond their
comfort zone. Experimental and non-
conforming. Courageously willing to
"fail" (but learns from feedback).

Be Peripatetic: Change work
environments as needed. Wander,
walk or travel to inspire fresh
thinking. Take the movement and
interaction.

Be Playful & humorous: Appreciate
incongruities and surprise. Appear foolish
and child-like. Laugh easily and often.

Be Self-accepting: Withhold
compulsive criticism of own
ideas. Understand "perfection is the
enemy of the good." Un-attach to
look good in the eyes of others.

Make new connections: See
relationships between seemingly
disconnected elements. Synthesize
new combinations. Distil odd ideas
down to the underlying principles.

Be Reflective: Incubate on problems
and challenges. Seek out states of
immersion. Ponder, muse and
contemplate.

Recognize Patterns: Be Perceptive
and discriminating. Notice
organizing principles & trends. See
(and challenge) the Big Picture.

Tolerate ambiguity: Comfortable
with chaos. Entertain
paradox. Don't settle for the first
"right idea."

Commit to learning:
Continually seek knowledge.
Synthesize new input quickly.
Balance info gathering and action.

Balance intuition and analysis:
Alternate between divergent and
convergent thinking. Entertain
hunches before analyzing them.
Trust the gut, use the head.

Situationally collaborate:
Balance rugged individualism with
political savvy. Open to coaching and
input. Rally support as needed.

Formally articulate:
Communicate ideas effectively.
Translate abstract concepts into
meaningful language. Create
prototype with ease.

Be Resilient: Bounce back from
disappointment. Learn quickly from
feedback. Be Willing to "try, try again."

Be Persevering: Be Hard working and
persistent. Champion new ideas
with tenacity. Commit to follow-
through and bottom-line results.

Be Flexible/adaptive: Be Open to
serendipity and change. Adjust game
plan as needed. Entertain multiple
ideas & solutions.

source: http://ideachampions.com