The Spirit of Innovation - Think Differently!

With the demise of Steve Jobs, the word innovation has become a word of considerable interest in the global marketplace. If we performed an audit on computer hardware and software brands that are used on every continent - personal or business; the brand Apple will be in the upper percentile of products that meet the needs and would I also say the wants of peopleApple’s reliance on innovation as a key driver for the success it has had over the years cannot be underestimated. What is involved in innovation and why do organisations spend millions in Research and Development to find that “defining” product, products, service or services that guarantees them a sustainable stream of clients and income on a going concern basis. Rosabeth Moss Kanter in an article written in the Harvard Business Review titled “How Great Companies Think Differently” highlighted that “an intensely competitive global economy places a high premium on innovation, which depends on human imagination, motivation and collaboration.When we seek God’s take on the topic of innovation, what comes to mind is the masterpiece he created thousands of years ago. He had an infrastructure in place called Eden and he put the masterpiece in this garden as a key piece on the Chess Board as He starts to navigate and strategically move this key piece around the other pieces as part of his going concern for the future of Man.The title of todays’ podcast is The Spirit of Innovation and Ade Ojomo, a management consultant with KUW Advisory Group will be exploring the framework and components of innovation