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Are you an Innovator?


'Why I am asking this?'. As someone who 'thinks' he is an innovator, I often find my self alone when I want to share my ideas, discuss solutions, get feedback and get a different perspective. This question is an attempt to seek out others who may also find themselves in similar situation. I would love to form a group of such people to collaborate for our mutual benefit.

"When in doubt, ask Wikipedia": This principle has stood me well whenever I find myself short on information about something or when I cannot express something concisely and clearly. Wikipedia has never disappointed me and has often left me in utter dis-belief that it is 'crowd sourced' and not 'institutionally curated' information.
   
Here is what Wikipedia says about an Innovator:  
          An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.

With this definition in mind, ask yourself, Are you an Innovator?
     If 'Yes', please comment 'Yes' (You can also provide additional comments, but please start with 'Yes'. And also mention* names of colleagues who you think  fit the bill).

     If 'No', please comment 'No' but please also mention* a name of colleague/s who you think fit the bill.

     If 'Not Sure', here are some questions that may help you decide:
          - Are you curious?
          - Do you find yourself drawn to posts on social networks that talk about new ways of doing things?
          - Do you think often wonder why some things around you are 'broken' and wonder why no one fixes them?

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