Describing the impact of innovation is a challenging task. Searching for a reasonably current example, I turned to the movies. And I found a compelling story in Oliver Stone's two Wall Street movies. Or rather, between the two.
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Expectations and realities – Part 2
In the previous post it became pretty obvious that there is a significant mismatch between the facts about innovation and what we think them to be. Today I'll try to cast some light on the underlying reasons for that discrepancy.
Expectations and realities – Part 1
One of the biggest quandaries in innovation is the discrepancy between our hopes and desires on one side and the real outcomes on the other. Often the result does not match the expectations. What’s the reason for that?
On leadership
Innovation is an investment. Considerable resources are put aside, often for a long time, in hopes of some dividend at a later stage. This entails risk, and that requires leadership to deal with.
The beginning of a journey …
Innovation is widely appreciated as the source of technological progress, the driver for economic prosperity, and the stimulus of societal development as a whole. But how does innovation actually work? How does it deliver its benefits? And what are the downsides?
understanding innovation 