Keep innovating vis-à-vis "green-thumb" focus on opportunities
When I was a kid, I was introduced to the viral nature of innovation. To me, I define it as:
Putting two seemingly independent ideas together in a new and useful way.
Yup, as a kid, it was peanut butter and a chocolate bar. C'mon, you remember the TV commercial too, don't you? Yup, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! I remember those Reese's commercials to this day...
So, I read the article in today's (2 November 2008) New York Times by Janet Rae-Dupree with renewed interest in information leading to innovative results. The suggestion to "green-thumb" by Judy Estrin (former CTO @ Cisco) is awesome!
As I sit and think about how our work at The Womack Company addresses the "need for space" to be innovative, I am more inspired than ever! Just last week, working for on of our international bank clients, I was told, "Your information makes it easier to do what we HAVE to do, so we have the focus energy and time to think about other possibilities."
Very rewarding...
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