Real innovation comes from the public sector. The DOD created the Internet. NASA got the man to the moon.

The private sector sells innovations. It barely innovates.

#realinnovation
#publicsector
#dod
#nasa

Here's the hard truth. Real innovation usually comes from persistent work, not sudden inspiration. Next time someone compares themselves to Edison, ask how they treat their team. History's greatest inventions were built through steady work, not magic moments. Which other mythical innovators should we see as human workers instead of icons?

#MythBuster #BusinessReality #RetailInnovation #EntrepreneurMindset #RealInnovation (4/4)

Daily Inspiration: "Are you big on buzzwords and short on substance?" - Futurist Jim Carroll

I'm preparing for an upcoming keynote later in November for an organization that just booked me, and asked them to share a bit of insight with me as to their current strategies, structure and innovation mindset.

It was a bit interesting to discover, when I found among the documents they sent me, this one around their strategic planning process. I'm not sure I am allowed to share it, but thought that I would because it just provides so much context!

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Memo: Strategic Adaptive Realignment for Forward-Looking Innovational Synergy
To: Leadership Team
From: Office of Transformative Future Pathways
Date: October 12, 2024
Subject: Catalyzing Hyper-Responsive Strategic Convergence for Next-Gen Ecosystemic Optimization

In today's hyper-dynamic paradigm, our strategic scaffolding requires immediate recalibration to future-proof against emergent disruptors and catalyze omni-directional innovation vectors. Our adaptive modalities must transition from linear, hierarchical constructs into multi-faceted, cross-collaborative frameworks that can flexibly pivot in real-time to align with macro-trajectory shifts in ecosystemic trendspace.

We must galvanize our operationally holistic alignment mechanisms to actualize a seamless innovation pipeline that is consistently enmeshed with quantum-transformational goals. The gravitational pull of tomorrow’s meta-disruptions mandates an immersive symbiosis between agility-centric governance and outcome-centric synergistics.

By harnessing our core competency in proactive adaptation, we can transcend traditional growth inhibitors and actualize a new dimensionality in value creation.

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And today, I have a Zoom call with the Chief Architect of Synergistic Quantum Evolution and Holistic Innovation Convergence!

#NoMoreBuzzwords #SubstanceOverSpin #RealInnovation #StopTheBS #ActionOverJargon #CutTheRedTape #ThinkBold #InnovationNotInertia #SpeakClearly #ProgressNotProtocol

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/10/daily-inspiration-leadership-innovation-are-you-big-on-buzzwords-and-short-on-substance/

Why don't we know about real innovations instead of hearing about "artificial intelligence" all the time?

#RealInnovation #GreenRevolution #ClimateChange
https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/30/posiwid/#social-cost-of-carbon

Pluralistic: Real innovation vs Silicon Valley nonsense (30 May 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow