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Team Climate - INDIVIDUAL

Team Climate for Innovation - INDIVIDUAL Assessment
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WELCOME to the "Team Climate for Innovation" - INDIVIDUAL Assessment


This self-assessment is based upon two research findings:

    1. There are 8 factors that impact the team climate for innovation
    2. You can contribute to ANY team’s climate for innovation in specific ways

The feedback you receive will help you build your confidence and skills to enhance ANY team's climate for innovation. You will also learn how to develop greater versatility in contributing to ANY team’s innovative success.

In order to give yourself an honest, objective appraisal, please keep these guidelines in mind:

   1. Score yourself based on your actual practices with different teams you've worked with (past and present)
   2. Do not rate yourself based on how you would ideally like to be
   3. Do not be afraid to give yourself 1’s or 5’s – stretch your scores to both ends if the descriptions fit
   4. For each statement, think of one time when you did not do this and one time when you did do this; consider both when you choose your rating

We hope you enjoy this opportunity to gain new insights!
 
 
You will receive your results either during an upcoming meeting/workshop or by e-mail.
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All materials in this self-assessment are © 2012-2014 Values Centered Innovation Enablement Services Pvt. Ltd.. All rights reserved.
 
 
Instructions and Questions - Page 1 of 9
 
 
This assessment contains 72 items that describe how you can foster a climate for innovation with ANY team you are on.

For each item, please rate: How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?

Use the following scale to rate each item:
 
 
How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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1. Set goals that can make a positive contribution to others
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2. Hold individuals and the team (as a whole) to be accountable for results

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3. Look to shared values, and not just numbers or results, as a basis for sound decisions
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4. Discuss what gives your team confidence and courage in the face of difficulties
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5. Use resources wisely to make the most of them
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6. Keep an open mind to ideas that are different from your own
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7. Speak up when your team might be biased or naïve in how you see your situation
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8. Talk with others to define what your team already knows and what you still want to learn
 
 
Questions - Page 2 of 9
 
How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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9. Avoid making negative judgments about others’ ideas
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10. Listen to each person to find out what purpose would most motivate him or her
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11. Encourage respectful conversations even when your team is debating differences of opinion
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12. Acknowledge both achievement and new learning as two kinds of success
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13. Persist in following through on a plan until it’s completed
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14. Communicate how the risks your team is taking might impact other people
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15. Support everyone to stand up for their values and principles, even if it is inconvenient
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16. Actively request input from key implementers about upcoming decisions
 
 
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How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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17. Seek ideas that are based on your team’s highest values
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18. Proactively look for knowledge your team members can share with each other
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19. Make corrections as your team implements solutions, so you can effectively meet your targets
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20. Offer public and private appreciation when team members contribute to success
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21. Take initiative to ensure your team acts with integrity and ethics
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22. Look for goals that represent your team’s sincere values
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23. Encourage high levels of debate based on respect for each other’s opinions
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24. Face uncertainty and risk, even if it makes your team feel uncomfortable
 
 
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How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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25. Promote knowledge creation and learning as a valid kind of result
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26. Give each person credit for their insights and knowledge

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27. Respect sincere resistance to change by looking for the wisdom it might contain
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28. Reach out to people to understand their viewpoints about the risks your team faces
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29. Initiate times to be free and spontaneous with new ideas
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30. Get everyone involved in setting goals they feel are high priorities

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31. Encourage people to defer their own interests in service to the greater whole
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32. Create a safe, trusting climate for people to be open and authentic
 
 
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How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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33. Measure team results according to the values your team has defined
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34. Share power for decision making

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35. Integrate the good intentions of each person into a common goal

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36. Proactively identify the resources your team needs and take steps to obtain them

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37. Promote an enthusiastic, friendly atmosphere for everyone to give their ideas
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38. Take a stand for good values even if it’s not popular
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39. Be sensitive to the level of risk tolerance that others have
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40. Be willing to hear and learn about unpleasant issues

 
 
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How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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41. Practice a “beginner’s mind” – seeing things in a fresh way

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42. Harmonize different viewpoints about what your team goals should be

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43. Help your team learn about the root causes of the issues you face
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44. Make sure team members feel a genuine sense of completion at the end of a project
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45. Keep promises, or renegotiate them ahead of time if your team cannot keep them
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46. Listen to each other’s concerns, fears and skepticisms about reaching your team goals
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47. Uplift team members when they are down, by recalling their strengths
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48. Be honest in your evaluation of ideas without being harshly critical
 
 
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How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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49. Learn how all the factors in a situation fit together in a whole picture
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50. Encourage people to listen to others’ ideas while being unattached to their own
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51. Provide tangible support for putting a plan into action

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52. Ask people to share what inspires them to do their best work
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53. Make sure every person’s top ideas get fair consideration when making a decision
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54. Write down the fears and concerns of others into a list of risks to be aware of
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55. See a value in having made mistakes: your team tried something new, and you can learn from the results
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56. Support each other to work on goals that are most meaningful to him and her

 
 
Questions - Page 8 of 9
 
How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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57. Empathize with others’ concerns and points of view even when they are very emotional
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58. Find value in mistakes by making sure your team learns from them
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59. Make sure your team realistically understands the speed of change around you
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60. Generate ideas from fresh, new perspectives
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61. Bring people together to make a difference even if it means sacrificing for others
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62. Consider both short and long term benefits when making a decision
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63. Support others to have confidence in your team’s ability to reach even difficult goals

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64. Encourage team leaders to give appropriate rewards for what is accomplished
 
 
Questions - Page 9 of 9
 
How effectively do you initiate and practice this skill with ANY team you are working with?
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65. Initiate goals that require your team to learn and grow as you strive to achieve them
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66. Disagree with someone’s proposal while still showing respect for his or her opinions
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67. Encourage people to share openly about their values in life and work
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68. Make sure your team understands what it takes to fulfill a promise before you agree to it
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69. Stretch your team to produce a large quantity of ideas
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70. Inquire into the possible risks and consequences of failing to reach your team goal
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71. Help others to create new insights and knowledge using intuition and analysis
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72. Support people to express their feelings at the end of a project, so everyone feels complete and ready to “move on”

 
 
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