“Most innovations, unfortunately, actually increase the net costs of the healthcare system. There's a few, particularly having to do with chronic diseases, that are an exception. If you could cure Alzheimer's, if you could avoid diabetes - those are gigantic in terms of saving money. But the incentive regime doesn't favor them.” IfsTermCostDiseaseIncreaseInnovationFavorsCuresSavingExceptionRegimesHealthcareIncentivesSaving MoneyDiabetesAlzheimerAlzheimer's Author:Bill Gates
“In an increasingly non-linear economy, incremental change is not enough-you have to build a capacity for strategy innovation, one that increases your ability to recognize new opportunities.” EnoughOpportunityAbilityEconomyCapacityIncreaseInnovationStrategyLinearNew OpportunityIncremental Change Author:Gary Hamel
“When the 'weaker' of the two brains (right and left) is stimulated and encouraged to work in cooperation with the stronger side, the end result is a great increase in overall ability and ... often five to ten times more effectiveness.” TwoEndsLeftSidesAbilityResultsBrainCreativityFiveTenIncreaseStrongerInnovationCooperationEffectivenessEnd Results Author:Robert E. Ornstein
“If you look historically, what creates growth and wealth is innovation and investment, and increase in scale - more customers.” IfsLooksGrowthWealthIncreaseInnovationInvestmentCustomersScalesContinuous Learning Author:Frederick W. Smith
“In my experience, if you steer clear of dogma and muster up more love than you thought you had to give, then your vitality increases, satisfaction sets in, sweetness surfaces. I believe in the creative power of good feelings. I'm convinced that the desire to be real is everyone's divine imperative.” IfsInspirationalGivingBelieveRealFeelingsDesireI BelieveCreativityCreativeClearDivineIncreaseInnovationSatisfactionI Believe InSurfaceConvincedBeing RealDogmaSweetnessVitalityImperativesSteersGood FeelingMusterCreative Power Author:Danielle LaPorte
“Want to increase innovation? Lower the cost of failure.” WantCostIncreaseInnovation Author:Joichi Ito
“Research and technology parks are an important part of the innovation infrastructure in Canada. Our Government's investment will increase the foreign profile of western Canadian companies, create new jobs, and stimulate economic growth.” ImportantGovernmentJobsGrowthCompanyTechnologyEconomicResearchIncreaseInnovationInvestmentWesternParksCanadaInfrastructureEconomic GrowthProfileNew Job Author:Michelle Rempel
“The American economy has always been the innovator in the world, and we're starting to see some tremendous increases in innovation, especially in the clean energy sector.” WorldEnergyEconomyIncreaseInnovationCleanStartingInnovatorsClean EnergyAmerican Economy Author:Tim Kaine