Organization’s way of the future

The area of concern is how to imagine organizations’ way of the future, with the practical problem of how innovation managers can scout talents with exceptional imaginative competencies. The research question is, how can innovation managers scout for talents with exceptional imaginative competencies who sense an organization's possible ways of the future so they can be explored and leveraged for future business success? This is framed with genius theory and theory on imaginative force. The research method is conceptual framing, combined with a narrative case study of exceptional imaginative competencies using Howard Hughes, as portrayed in the movie The Aviator. The contribution is creative, analytical, practical, and wisdom-based genius types combined with imaginative force as a competence, so innovation managers can scout after specific types of proficiency and attitudes to illuminate an organization’s way of the future.