Characteristics of innovators

• Innovators should have high tolerance for errors, because Innovation involves trial and errors.
• Innovators should be playful because Innovation is often serendipitous.
  • Effective workflow should break tasks down by attention types

References

How Innovation Works (p. 253).

Tolerance of error is therefore critical. It is notable that during the early years of a new technology - the railway, for example, or the internet - far more entrepreneurs went broke than made fortunes.

How Innovation Works (p. 253).

An element of playfulness probably helps, too. Innovators who just like playing around are more likely to find something unexpected.