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Teacher-able, part 1

You heard it here first, a new word ‘teacherable’.  No doubt you’ve heard of the word ‘teachable’. 

The definition of teachable according to dictionary.com…

teach·a·ble

  /ˈtitʃəbəl/ [tee-chuh-buhl]

adjective

1.capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.

2.capable of being taught, as a subject.

 my new adjective ‘teacherable’ is defined as:

 teach·er·a·ble

 1. capable and willing to instruct others

Notice I added the word ‘willing’, that’s the interesting thing about educating others, many are capable but few are willing.

If only in the R&D community there were more ‘teacherable’ researchers.  Many R&D organizations tout the fact that they have cultures of continual learning and collaboration. One step further is a culture that is ‘teacherable’.  We need more of that in our R&D organizations. We need researchers who are willing to collaborate but to also teach, not teach undergrad level basics but their current research, their current learning’s in their development work, not only to their managers in their monthly reports but to everyone who cares to look their way and they do this using a variety of tools.

Reseachers who are teacherable personify what it takes for faster innovation….more to follow.

Are you ‘teacherable? if not why not?

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Work At Work

One thing that will separate you from the rest of the pack on the job is if you always work diligently while at the job.  Working hard never should become unneccessary.  No matter how skilled you are no matter how secure you feel your position is.  If you’ll always work hard while you are on the job over time you will accomplish a lot and people will notice.

A strong work ethic seems trivial and basic but I think it is still hard to come by.  It’s easy to sit in front of your computer and justify not really working hard, after all email needs to be read.  Below are three ways to improve your productivity while at work.

1) Don’t read emails when you first get to work.  Delay the email back and forth until you take the time to start your work day right.  Instead take 5 minutes to straighten up your desk a little and/or write a list of goals, this can clear your mind and help you to stay focused.

2) Make goals for that work day, some may call it a to do list, or action item list. Goal setting is a great way to hold yourself accountable and improve the chances of getting things done for that day.

3) Treat your company how you’d like to be treated.  Remember it’s not your time, you are selling your time to your company, its your obligation to make sure they are receiving a return on their investment.

Working hard is rewarding, it helps your company and yourself. When you show up for work, really show up, bring your A game, you just might find climbing the ladder more easy if you do.

What other things can you suggest to improve productivity?

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5 Tips for Fast Innovation

Developing new products and processes involves several things, it involves inventing, it involves reseaching, it involves manufactring and it involves hard work.  But one thing that is common to every stage of R&D and manufacturing is the prinicpal of continuous learning.  Below are five ways to lay a strong foundation for fast innovation, whether you’re in a University setting, a large corportion or are planning a high tech start up these steps can help.

  1. Study external publications, save experimental and study time by learning from others, I am amazed that people skip or skim over this step, there is much to learn from others, if you’ll take the time.
  2. Study inventions, patent’s teach in detail what someone is patenting, take advantage of this by studying other peoples patents (be careful to not infringe).
  3. Collaborate with others, you can learn from others by seeking out the expertise of others, take advantage of other people’s place on the leanring curve.
  4. Use tools like hypothesis trees to guide experimentation, by taking alot of time sitting down with other experts you can intensely focus your experimentation time rather than guessing what to experiment on.
  5. Write down what you are leanring as a team, its easy to forget what has already been learned, write down everything that has been learned in one place, make sure everyone has access and can contribute to this document or blog.

R&D and manufacturing is a learning process primarily, take the time to place rigor around your learning process and you will not regret it.

Do you know of other ways to encourage fast learning for the innovative organization?

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