CliftonStrengths Ideation®

vnstrengths
Oct 16, 2025
3 min read

Originally written in Vietnamese by Vietnam Strengths Academy. We recommend reading the Vietnamese version for the best experience.

Do you often have new ideas popping into your head?

Do you enjoy finding connections between seemingly unrelated things?

Do you always find it exciting to turn a problem around to look at it from a completely different perspective?

If that's you, chances are Ideation is one of your standout talents in CliftonStrengths .

If you're looking to further explore your Ideation talent and turn it into a competitive advantage, but don't know where to start, this is the article for you!

This article will help you learn:

💡 What is Ideation?
✨ The Power of Ideation
⚠️ Blind Spots - Blind spots to avoid
🛠️ How to sharpen Ideation
🤝 Strengths that help Ideation shine
🌟 Conclusion

**CliftonStrengths Ideation®: Sức mạnh từ khả năng khơi nguồn ý tưởng**

💡 What is Ideation?

Ideation is a talent within the Strategic Thinking group within CliftonStrengths.

People with strong Ideation skills are fascinated by new ideas. They have the ability to find connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena.

With Ideation, you are constantly stimulated by unique concepts, connections, and perspectives. You enjoy turning complexity into a simple, clean, and understandable idea. Ideas are the “fuel” that keeps you excited and energized.

See more definitions from Gallup here 👇🏻

✨ The Power of Ideation

When used properly, Ideation can help you:

Bring creative and unique ideas.
Provides a fresh, "out of the box" perspective.
Connect seemingly disparate elements into valuable ideas.

⚠️ Blind Spots - Blind spots to avoid

Great idea, but if you're not careful, you can fall into some “traps”:

It can be difficult for others to understand or follow your flow of ideas if you don't communicate clearly enough.
It's easy to get caught up in constant innovation without clear implementation – distracting the team.
Tends to get bored quickly with repetitive work, easily "jump jobs" or lack patience with the maintenance/termination phase.

🛠️ How to sharpen Ideation

You can start with simple things:

Come up with many unique and flexible ideas to help the team innovate, be creative and avoid the beaten path.
Create inspiration in brainstorming sessions, thanks to the ability to connect seemingly unrelated elements into new ideas.
Actively participate in roles that require creative content, strategy, products, programs, etc.

💡 This is just a small part of how to develop Ideation . In Vietnam Strengths Academy workshops, you will be guided through specific methods to maximize Ideation and other talents.

🤝 Strengths that help Ideation shine

Talents do not exist in isolation. They combine, interact, and influence each other. Some talents will amplify Ideation, while others will moderate it.

Talents that tend to amplify Ideation: Input, Strategic, Intellection, Learner, Connectedness, Positivity
Talents tend to moderate toward Ideation: Focus, Discipline, Deliberative, Activator, Analytical, Achiever

🌟 Conclusion

Ideation is a talent that helps you to unleash your creativity, connect disparate elements and bring new perspectives . When nurtured properly, Ideation not only brings interesting ideas but also opens up breakthrough directions for yourself and your team.

Are you ready to discover and unleash the power of Ideation in you and your team?

📩 Discover solutions for developing personal and team talents at Vietnam Strengths Academy's Our Solutions page , where you and your team can make a breakthrough with your own inherent strengths.

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This article is for educational and inspirational purposes, based on coaching experience and publicly available resources. The content is not officially authorized by Gallup and is not a substitute for original materials or personal reports provided by Gallup.

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