English | Deutsch English | DeutschIn the past two weeks, I had the opportunity to attend two very interesting conferences. The first one was Fortune’s Brainstorm Green, followed by the Milken Institute’s Global Conference. Both of these conferences attract the who’s who in the financial and business world. What struck me at both events was the rallying cry that innovation is key in solving many of the world’s problems. I continued to hear that change is needed for people to think and behave differently.
The Fortune conference featured the usual suspects who have championed the environment long before it became a cause célèbre. One surprise twist was the number of investors in attendance. I met more financiers who had funds to invest …
Innovation is hot. If you search the word on Google, there are 102,000,000 entries. You can buy books, take classes, attend workshops and conferences. There is no shortage of innovation information. I just hope that the concept of innovation is here to stay and does not go the route of the pet rock; a trend that does not last. It shouldn’t — we need innovation to drive our economy, solve world problems, and find solutions to medical problems. But why as adults are we trying to recapture something that came so naturally to us as children?
I believe that the emphasis on this frantic search for innovation is a result of our inability to foster …
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