Women Can Not Afford the Luxury of Ignoring Innovative Thinking

A key strategy women need to have the life they deserve is innovation.When confronted with a challenge, the old way of thinking that created the situation will not lead to a solution. We must employ new ways of thinking in order to have a breakthrough. The archetype I choose to motivate myself towards innovation is a dinosaur.Those who fail to innovate will end up like them or the following corporate giants who missed the boat:

Kodak missed digital photography innovation(anyone remember Foto-Mat?)

AT&T missed cellular phone innovation 

Compact Discs replaced by thumb drives/flash drives(my son wears one on his wrist)

Video stores- replaced by internet streaming

VCR's replaced by TiVo

Wrist Watches -rarely seen on anyone under the age 25

Our school system...... more on this in future blog post

   Innovation is strategically critical for the future of women and children.This requires the courage to let go of the past and engaging in innovative thinking. Logic and linear thinking, while long celebrated in our culture, are no longer sufficient for the advancement of women and children personally, professionally-across the board.

Quick recipe for innovation? Ask new questions. Get new voices. How would your best friend solve it?What experience are you looking? How will you know when you have solved it? What is another way you could get this experience? Etc.

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