The recession conditioned many corporate leaders to cut costs quickly, and for most the preferred method was to eliminate jobs, but that strategy has run its course. Further cost-cutting won't create the future leaders are seeking. The buzzword for the future is innovation, but the question many executives and learning leaders are asking is, "How do we innovate?". Innovative leaders possess five skills, all of which can be learned and therefore, developed in any organization's employees. Learning leaders must fully understand these specific skills to create training and education programs that foster them.