For the past decade, Michael Wade, professor of innovation and strategy at IMD Business School, and his co-authors studied the thought process of inventors, scientists, doctors, entrepreneurs, and artists. The product of this collaboration is the book A.L.I.E.N. THINKING: THE UNCONVENTIONAL PATH TO BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS. Wade and his colleagues learned that these people’s out-of-the-world ideas helped them to make leaps and bounds in discovering game-changing solutions.

In this episode, Michael talks about the five patterns of thinking that distinguish these innovators from the rest of us. He shares how Attention, Levitation, Imagination, Experimentation, and Navigation—make for a fresh and flexible approach to problem-solving. Find out how to free your imagination and detect hard-to-observe patterns.

Show Links:

Guest Profile
Faculty Profile at IMD: https://www.imd.org/faculty/professors/michael-wade/
Professional Profile at The Conversation Newsletter: https://theconversation.com/profiles/michael-wade-445001
Michael Wade on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wade-a435a8/?originalSubdomain=ch
Michael Wade on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwade100?lang=en

His Work
Michael Wade on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=w5qXNs4AAAAJ&hl=en
Order Book: ALIEN Thinking: The Unconventional Path to Breakthrough Ideas: https://amzn.to/3BTmYzz
Order Book: Hacking Digital: Best Practices to Implement and Accelerate Your Business Transformation: https://amzn.to/3AVXSPu
Order Book: Orchestrating Transformation: How to Deliver Winning Performance with a Connected Approach to Change: https://amzn.to/3FXZOdG
Order Book: Digital Vortex: How Today's Market Leaders Can Beat Disruptive Competitors at Their Own Game: https://amzn.to/3pbJEHG