IDEAPRENEURSHIP: The Fuel Of The Jet Age

 WHO IS AN IDEAPRENEUR

An ideapreneur is somebody who likes to generate new and innovative ideas - whether for business or other purposes - and to help realize them.  Ideapreneurs are radical inventors of change, instigating original ideas that add value which are sustainable commercially. The term is a neologism portmanteau derived from the words "idea" and "entrepreneur".  An ideapreneur is a person that is continuously initiating innovative ideas which are centered on the core goal of solving problems and acting upon them. (Source: Wikipedia)

The word was inspired by Peter F Drucker’s book Innovation and Entrepreneurship in which Drucker explains the relationship between innovation and entrepreneurship. ‘Innovation is a discipline, with its own, fairly simple rules. And so is entrepreneurship. Neither of them requires geniuses. Neither of them will be done if we wait for inspiration and the kiss of the muse. Both are work. And only those businesses, and those business executives, who accept this are likely to survive.’ Ideapreneurs are people who succeed in first identifying the opportunity for change in a field, and then execute a strategy that creates shareholder value by bringing innovation into the field.

Influences, personality traits, and characteristics

Sharing many of the traits of entrepreneurs and artists,  all possess focused and determined minds that generate ideas with the purpose of causing a reaction. Though like an entrepreneur they act upon their ideas to create a sustainable enterprise. Achieving results through a proactive attitude, leading others into the often unknown and therefore are considered risk takers and pioneers. Restlessness, unpredictable, extroverted and creative are often words used to describe them. Ideapreneurs share the same leadership qualities as an entrepreneur; they often collaborate with individuals who have financial or operation management backgrounds.

Unlike entrepreneurs, an ideapreneur only represents those with original ideas that also bring value.

AN IDEAPRENEUR SHOULD BE A CATALYST WITHIN THEIR INDUSTRY EVOKING CHANGE AND DISRUPTING THE STATUS QUO!