“What is innovation if not our ticket to every business interest in the world? Its the ticket to solving the worlds problems - the energy problems, the pollution problems, the global warming problems. If it isnt for science and engineering, how will we compete in the new world?” IfsWorldProblemEnergyInterestInnovationGlobal WarmingNew WorldEngineeringPollutionTicketsWorld Problems Author:David Pogue
“The genius of capitalism lies in its ability to make self-interest serve the wider interest. The potential of a big financial return for innovation unleashes a broad set of talented people in pursuit of many different discoveries. This system, driven by self-interest, is responsible for the incredible innovations that have improved so many lives.” PeopleDifferentSelfBigsLyingInterestAbilityBusinessReturnGeniusDiscoveryCapitalismInnovationResponsibleIncrediblesFinancialDrivenPursuitBroadsSelf Interest Author:Bill Gates
“Once a term like "open source" entered our vocabulary, one could recast the whole public policy calculus in very different terms, so that instead of discussing the public interest, we are discussing the interests of individual software developers, while claiming that this is a discussion about "innovation" and "progress," not "accountability" or "security."” DifferentWholeIndividualTermInterestProgressSecurityPolicySourceInnovationDiscussionAccountabilitySoftwareVocabularyDiscussingPublic PolicyCalculusDevelopersPublic InterestOpen Source Author:Evgeny Morozov
“We wanted to see how access to care can be expanded and service quality can be improved when one uses a participatory approach to program development. We showed that major changes become possible if you work in a participatory manner, listen to local people, diagnose what the problems are, provide training and identify where there are opportunities for mobilizing local resources to take action. In time leaders from other municipalities expressed interest in replication and the project succeeded in expanding innovations to three other areas.” PeopleIfsUseProblemCareActionWantedThreeOpportunityInterestQualityLeaderDevelopmentProjectsApproachMajorsTrainingResourcesAreasProgramInnovationAccessLocalsExpandingMunicipalityMajor ChangeQuality ServiceReplication Author:Ruth Simmons
“In the late 60s, 70s and possibly early 80s, social scientists were interested in researching the diffusion of innovation and studying the link between applied research and policy and program development. Recently there has been less interest in these issues and we feel that this interest must be rekindled.” FeelsHas BeensSocialInterestStudyIssuesPolicyDevelopmentLateResearchProgramScientistInnovationLinks80sDiffusion Author:Ruth Simmons
“The first mistake is believing that transformational initiatives can be accomplished through normal channels and means. This cannot be done because there are too many conflicting interests that are competing to impede. The second is mistaking incubation for transformation and concluding that failure to achieve escape velocity is due to lack of innovation. It never is. It is always do to lack of leadership focus and, especially, fortitude.” FirstsBelieveMeanDoneInterestMistakeFocusAchieveNormalTransformationInnovationDuesAccomplishedInitiativeCompetingFortitudeVelocityConcludingIncubationLack Of Leadership Author:Geoffrey Moore
“It's hard to try to be a canary in the coal mine in Internet because right now we're enjoying such innovation. But at the same time, we are truly in the midst of a sea change in how controllable the technology we use day by day is, and it is getting more and more controllable by a distinct group of entities, who may have our best interests in mind, at least at consumers right now, but they can change their minds or be regulated, forced to change their minds later.” TryingMindEnjoyInterestTechnologyInternetInnovation Author:Jonathan Zittrain
“If we can successfully lift the stranglehold of bureaucracy and old ways of thinking, we can see some real innovation in biodiversity conservation in Egypt as has occurred elsewhere in the world. It's the government's call. If they continue to put people in high-level positions that have no knowledge, experience or even interest in environment, Egypt will not advance. The country has very good national experts so why not use them?” PeopleThinkingWorldRealCountryInterestEnvironmentInnovationVery GoodElsewhereConservationBureaucracyBiodiversity Author:Mindy Baha El Din
“I think our basic principle that this is a free market system and that that has worked for us, that it creates innovation and risk taking, I think that's a principle that we've gotta hold to as well. But what I don't wanna do is get bottled up in a lot of ideology and is this conservative or liberal. My interest is finding something that works.” ThinkingInterestRiskInnovationConservativeIdeologyFree Market Author:Barack Obama
“The money to fund great things and innovations and programs is gone in our lifetime; it's all gone to debt. So we won't be able to solve global warming or have the transportation that we needed for the 21st century. We should be supporting people with great ideas, but it's gone, and now it's gotta be paid back with interest to banks in China.” PeopleShouldIdeasAbleInterestGoneCenturyNeededProgramPaidInnovationLifetimeChinaSolveDebtGreat ThingsGlobal WarmingFund21st CenturyGreat IdeaTransportation Author:Michael Moore
“People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.” PeopleWorldSelfInterestActingDiscoveryInnovationProsperityFuelSelf Interest Author:John Stossel
“Social innovation thrives on collaboration; on doing things with others, rather than just to them or for them: hence the great interest in new ways of using the web to 'crowdsource' ideas, or the many experiments involving users in designing services.” WayIdeasSocialInterestDesignInnovationExperimentsThriveCollaborationUsersNew WaysInvolvingSocial Innovation Author:Geoff Mulgan
“I am not myself apt to be alarmed at innovations recommended by reason. That dread belongs to those whose interests or prejudices shrink from the advance of truth and science.” ReasonPoliticsInterestPrejudiceInnovationDreadShrinks Book:The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7: 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814 Source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7: 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814
“My passion for innovation and my interest in the 'business of science' has seen Biocon commercialize many innovative platforms and products.” PassionInterestProductsInnovationPlatformsInnovativeMy Passion Author:Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw