What is agile?
The ability to be agile or nimble in learning is crucial to using and applying knowledge effectively. This VAA is made up of the following:
Enquiring
The ability to be curious; be willing to work alone; be proactive;
keen to learn; show enterprise; think independently; challenge
assumptions and require evidence for assertions; actively control
your own learning; move on from the absorption of knowledge
and procedures to develop your own views and solutions.
Creative and
enterprising
The ability to be open-minded and flexible in your thought
processes; demonstrate a willingness to innovate and invent
new and multiple solutions to a problem or situation; adapt your
approach according to need; surprise and show originality in your
work, developing a personal style; be resourceful when presented
with challenging tasks and problems, using your initiative to find
solutions.
Open-minded
The ability to take an objective view of different ideas and beliefs;
become more receptive to other ideas and beliefs based on the
arguments of others; change ideas should there be compelling
evidence to do so.
Risk-taking
The ability to demonstrate confidence; experiment with novel
ideas and effects; speculate willingly; work in unfamiliar contexts;
avoid coming to premature conclusions; tolerate uncertainty.