? drives change: needs, startup, chocolate

Who got these??

Startups?Innovation?Change?

Adriane ThrashBusiness Liaison & Career Services Officer, American College of Thessaloniki

Community Relations & Outreach Coordinator, Innovation Farm

{& chocolate - what’s up with that?}

innovation;why waste an evening...

culture;

?driveschange

synthesis of economic & social conditions

!need +solution

look first for the NEED; then find the answer.

conditions:

but,

take a good look at the problem & the players

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m&m = “Melts in your Mouth” (not your hand)

need/problem?

solution =

?startupculture

synthesis of economic & social conditions

{what starts a}

/chaos?/

which grows

but fast{and crazily}

when the old models won’t work anymore

naturally

new knowledge &

new businesses

{addressing}

new needsin new ways

[or old needs]

clearly, with a focus on creative solutions

eco-system...

when the conditions create opportunities for exchange

Palo Alto, CA, {USA}

result...

and the support and competition are ripe for development

where do you go from here?

ready?

Needs are Everywhere

set?GO...