Summary: When building an innovation team, taking special care that all of the official and unofficial roles are filled is key – not to mention teamwork. So what are those critical roles for the innovation team?<br> In this weeks <a href="http://killerinnovations.com">Killer Innovations Show</a>, we address a listener question: What are the roles I should look for when building a high impact innovation team?<br> The 7 people I believe are the core of any team are:<br> <br> The Visionary: The person who is the heart and sould of the idea. <br> The Leader: The person who recruit and motivate the best possible team. Visionary ≠ Leader<br> The Mother – The person who is sensitive to everyone and makes sure everyone is taken care of.<br> The Energizer:The person who will get it done. Sometimes at a cost. They pump energy into the team<br> The Customer Advocate: The person who advocates for the customer. They are the voice of the customer on the project.<br> “Radar O’Reilly” (from the movie and TV show Mash): The person who can find/secure anything you need either by understanding the process in an organization or who has a Rolodex he can exercise to secure whatever the team needs to be successful.<br> The Designer: Design is no longer a behind the scene activity It is front and center with everything that touches the customer.<br> <br> Bonus 8: Neurodiversity: Get people who think differently on your team. They can see what others don’t see in a unique and different way.<br> Show Notes:<br> More on neurodiversity at <a href="http://killerinnovations.com/does-neural-diversity-hiring-impact-your-innovation-success/">Does neural diversity hiring impact your innovation success? S11 Ep22</a><br> <br>
