Sunday, March 7, 2010

The Importance of Innovation!


INNOVATION. Every business needs it to grow. The world keeps moving, and if you don't innovate, you will be left behind. At the heart of innovation is "nova", Latin for "new". If you don't have something new and better to offer on a regular basis, your competitor will, and your lunch will be MIA.

Guess what? Innovation isn't just about money. Money is fine and we all want more of it, but it is not the key to happiness. Joy doesn't come from money. Any happiness or joy that you get from money and the things that it buys are temporary, and leave you feeling empty, if that is all that there is to it. Finance aside, innovation can take many other forms and provide many other benefits. Art, music, humor, film, photography, video games, books, blogs, and baubles can all be innovative. Innovation is fun! True innovation can be a joyful, exhilarating experience! Creativity, the master key to innovation, is a major source of joy and fulfillment. Fun, play, humor, and spontineity are all hallmarks of companies people love to work for. They are also key to innovation. Innovation with a purpose, to better the life of someone else, for example, can be richly rewarding.

Do you want to be more innovative? I can help. Do you want to be more creative? I can definitely give you some pointers. Do you want to be more productive and have more fun in the process? You've come to the right place.

Innovation is one of those fields that you will never know everything about... it is always expanding... but I have learned a lot, and I would like to share much of what I have learned with you. Read all you want. We'll make more.