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Which type of innovator are you?
and why it matters ...
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Archetypal seeker: Paul Cezanne
Like many experimental innovators, Cezanne was often dissatisfied with his achievements and did his top-valued work late in his career.
“I seek.”
-- Cézanne
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Archetypal finder: Pablo Picasso
Like many conceptual innovators, Picasso repeatedly changed styles and did his top-valued work early in his career.
“I don’t seek. I find.”
-- Picasso
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The basics -- Two types of innovator:
- Experimental innovators (also known as seekers)
- Conceptual innovators (also known as finders)
- How David Galenson identified the two types.
- Why it matters
- Hypothesis 1: Everyone is experimental, conceptual, or a mix that’s weighted toward one of those two types.
- Hypothesis 2: People can discover which type of innovator they are and put that information to use in daily life and in career planning.
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What to expect ...
... if you’re an experimental innnovator
... if you’re a conceptual innnovator
Seekers and finders in different disciplines
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Experimental innovator:
Alfred Hitchcock
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Conceptual innovator:
Orson Welles.
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Experimental innovator:
Robert Frost
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Conceptual innovator:
T.S. Eliot
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