Innovation is not based on hard skills alone. It is fueled by several critical qualities that allow new ideas to emerge and flourish. Recruiters and innovation leaders who make the mistake of hiring for technical skills or on-paper qualifications alone will find themselves with a team that may not inspire the kind of culture change or transformation your organization has set out to achieve. That’s because innovation staff who excel at their job almost always display the key attributes that resumes and most standard interview processes are not able to uncover.
