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Test your innovation skills

Get a random reflection prompt, a quick action to try today, or a "this or that" dilemma to see how you compare to others. Each one takes 30 seconds and is based on the i2 skills framework.

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Seek the Critic

Identify the person most likely to poke holes in your idea. Go to them first — before the stakeholder meeting, before the pitch. Ask: “What am I missing?”

Scientific Reasoning Skills
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Ask “Says Who?”

Pick one “rule” your team follows that nobody has questioned in a while. Ask: “What if the opposite were true?” See where the conversation goes.

Opportunity Seeking Skills
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Treat It Like a Hypothesis

Reframe your best idea as a hypothesis: “We believe that [X] will result in [Y] for [Z].” Does it still feel as certain when you write it that way?

Scientific Reasoning Skills
One skill, one question

What Story Are You Telling?

“When you pitch an idea, do you lead with data and logic — or do you first help people imagine what the world looks like once it exists?”

— Presencing Skills

Presencing Skills