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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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Follow the Surprise

Review recent feedback, data, or results. Find one thing that surprised you — and instead of explaining it away, spend 15 minutes exploring why it happened.

Scientific Reasoning Skills
One skill, one question

Did You Notice the Shift?

“In your last workshop or meeting, was there a moment when the energy in the room changed — and did you acknowledge it or let it pass?”

— Presencing Skills

Presencing Skills
One skill, one question

How Comfortable Are You With Silence?

“When there’s a pause in a conversation, do you rush to fill it — or can you sit in that space and let someone else’s thought emerge?”

— Presencing Skills

Presencing Skills

When someone challenges your idea, do you…

You’ve just shared a proposal and a colleague pushes back hard. What is your first instinct?

Defending shows conviction. Asking shows curiosity. Research shows the best innovators do both — they hold their ideas firmly enough to articulate them, but loosely enough to let them evolve.

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