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Greg Satell and Tim Kastelle have been talking about whether or not innovation needs a purpose. While they agree on many points, today's articles offer two differing views on this question. We welcome all of your comments regarding "Does Innovation Need a Purpose?"
I'd like to respond to Tim Kastelle through the eyes of Marie Curie, the only person to win Nobel prizes in two separate sciences. Curie once said this about the importance of dreamers:...
Greg Satell and I have been talking about whether or not innovation needs a purpose. While we agree on many points, we can see two differing views on the question. I will argue that within an organisation, innovation does need a purpose.
Innovation is ultimately about Return on Investment. A system of metrics will objectively show your progress and success each step of the way. It's essential to follow a course of action that produces ongoing improvement, and sustainable and repeatable innovation. Innovation is meaningless without attaching measurable goals to an initiative.
Kicking off the TED2013 conference, Jennifer Granholm asks a very American question with worldwide implications: How do we make more jobs? Her big idea: Invest in new alternative energy sources. And her big challenge: Can it be done with or without our broken Congress?
