TY - JFULL AU - Mohammad Samarah and Benjamin Stark and Jennifer Kindle and Langley Payton PY - 2019/10/ TI - The Keys to Innovation: Defining and Evaluating Attributes that Measure Innovation Capabilities T2 - International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering SP - 1271 EP - 1279 VL - 13 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10010782 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 153, 2019 N2 - Innovation is a key driver for companies, society, and economic growth. However, assessing and measuring innovation for individuals as well as organizations remains difficult. Our i5-Score presented in this study will help to overcome this difficulty and facilitate measuring the innovation potential. The score is based on a framework we call the 5Gs of innovation which defines specific innovation attributes. Those are 1) the drive for long-term goals 2) the audacity to generate new ideas, 3) the openness to share ideas with others, 4) the ability to grow, and 5) the ability to maintain high levels of optimism. To validate the i5-Score, we conducted a study at Florida Polytechnic University. The results show that the i5-Score is a good measure reflecting the innovative mindset of an individual or a group. Thus, the score can be utilized for evaluating, refining and enhancing innovation capabilities. ER -