Yes, You Can Innovate

THE INVEST SKILLS

While there are many skills that help us to invest in ideas, we will focus on six core attributes critical to this phase of innovation:

1. To critically evaluate and make decisions on business plans
2. To keep cool and make decisions despite difficulties
3. To sense where and when resources should be provided
4. To be good at convincing others to collaborate
5. To be willing to step into the unknown despite challenges
6. To help others develop the skills of persuasion

Let us look at each one in turn.

Below is a top-line summary of the skills and their associated tools and activities for the area of invest.

Skills	Tools	Activities
To critically evaluate and make decisions on business plans	Business Model Canvas	Create a plan
To keep ...