Portrait of a TNCS Graduate: Think Innovatively
I leverage critical thinking skills to act on existing ideas and to generate new ones.
Characteristics
Curious
Risk Taker
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Critical Thinker
Experimental
Inquisitive
Questioning
Imaginative
Self-Motivated
Growth Mindset
Open-Minded
Visionary
Applies Skills to New Situations
Embraces Ambiguity
Solution-Focused
Creative
Research
The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity George Couros
Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary Stager
Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative Ken Robinson
The Innovative Mindset: 5 Behaviors for Accelerating Breakthroughs John Sweeney and Elena Imaretska
Creating Innovators: the Making of Young People Who Will Change the World Tony Wagner
World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students Yong Zhao
“8 Characteristics of the Innovators Mindset” George Couros
“3 Keys for Fostering an Innovative Mindset within Your Organization” Robert Denker