"Innovation can be defined as people creating value through the implementation of new ideas". Innovation is Roberto's second desirable characteristic of leaders of faith formation in churches. The definition is interesting, focusing on new 'ideas', but he expands it to "leaders who practice innovative practices and skills". His main resource in this section is The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley. (I've just ordered the book).
Kelley talks about three learning roles, three organising roles, and four building roles. It's a wonderful, intriguing list:
Learning Roles
The Anthropologist - observes people in their daily life, reframes problems in new ways that apply to daily life
The Experimenter - "celebrates the process, not the tool, testing and retesting potential ways to make ideas tangible"
The Cross-Pollinator - "draws associations and connections between seemingly unrelated ideas or concepts to break new ground"
Organising Roles
The Hurdler - a tireless problem solver who is energised by tackling somehitng that's never been done before
The Collaborator - "is the rare person who truly values the team over the individual"
The Director - understands the bigger picture, sets the stage, targets opportunities, brining out the best in people, getting things done
Building Roles
The Experience Architect - "relentlessly focuseed on creating rermarkable experience for people
The Set Designer - "transforms physical environments into powerful tools to influence behaviour and attitude"
The Caregiver - "through empathy, works to understand each individual and family and creat relationships"
The Storyteller - "builds both internal morale and external awareness through compelling narratives that communicate the vision and goals of faith formation, and real life people in the four scenarios."
Read a more complete summary here.
It's a great list, and quickly has you thinking about which of these are your strengths, and which are best left to other people.
