Innovation | ||||
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Adaptibility |
Analytical Skills |
Technology |
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Taking the initiative to further enhance one’s skill set and being creative with ways of thinking or approaches that allow for action, reflection, failure, and resilience in an ever-changing world. | Seizing the opportunity for organizational improvement that prompts critical thinking and problem solving by obtaining, processing, and synthesizing information. | Employing current and emerging software and tools to solve general and industry- specific challenges. | ||
Level of Proficiency | Description |
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Awareness theoretical knowledge |
• Recognizes one’s skills and abilities to creatively approach action, reflection, failures, and resilience
• Acknowledges that new approaches and ways of thinking can be beneficial |
Basic limited experience |
•Incorporates feedback to develop and enhance skills
•Consider new approaches to problems when current methods are not yielding desired outcomes |
Intermediate practical application |
• Solicits feedback from a variety of individuals
to determine if skill proficiency has increased
• Uses past experiences and new knowledge to solve challenges and views failure as an opportunity for development and creativity |
Advanced extensive experience and application |
• Seeks means to enhance skill set and possesses the
ability to evaluate personal proficiency level
• Promotes creative solutions and works across disciplines to conquer challenges and recognizes that failure is part of the learning experience |
Expert recognized for mastery and attainment in all areas |
• Serves as a resource to others on developing the skills
and abilities to creatively approach action, reflection, and failures necessary to remain relevant in an ever-changing world
• Anticipates changes in industries and disciplines that demand long-range planning, creative solutions, and flexibility |
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Adaptability |
Analytical Skills |
Technology |