What is Innovation ?

November 21, 2009 Escaler Hall

Student Research Symposium Dr. Gregory Tangonan

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Innovation - Coming up with our own, new ideas and products will lessen the gap.

Problem:Gap

between Rich Nations

&Poor Nations

isGrowing

not Lessening

Innovation - the real problem is that we need to do this ourselves, no one will do it

for us!

The Innovation Gap will get larger, if we don’t act

Professor Balderomo

Olivera

From studies of the toxins in our snails, Dr. Olivera created new anesthetics.

Filipinos are famous for being resourceful.

Smart InventedPass a Load !

Everyone wants Pass a

Load!

We are innovators !

Figure out where the waves are breaking and position yourself slightly beyond them.

Swim in the same direction as an approaching wave so that the wave overtakes you just before it breaks. Freestyle (crawl) is the best stroke for this.

Decide which direction (right or left) you want to ride once you feel the wave begin to grab you. It's OK to go straight, but a much better, longer ride is

achieved by heading away from the breaking part of the wave.4

Stop stroking, but keep kicking. Extend one arm forward (right if you're going right, left if you're going left), with your palm down and breaking the surface of

the water.5

Streamline your body and continue riding the wave as long as desired - or until your face is plowing through sandcastles.

Innovating is like Body Surfing

Get in the critical path of something important and significant.

Start by innovating in the same direction of the WAVE ....

Tweak the direction as you start to ride the wave ...

Keep innovating, reach out and scoop some water ...

Enjoy the ride ...

Innovation King is Apple - Ipod, iMac, iPod video,iTunes, and now iPhone

Integrating Hardware and Software to deliver New Services

AND SHAKEUP THE TECHNO-BUSINESS WORLD!

the new iPhone

“ I want to put a ding in the Universe”

“Do you want to spend the rest of your

life selling sugared water or do you want

to change the world ?”

Hire only the A players and fire the BozosInvest in people

Seek out the highest quality Engage in Intellectual combat

Let your partners be free

“Being the richest man in the cemetery

doesn’t matter to me.. Going to bed at night saying we have done something wonderful, that’s what matters to

me”

TIME - TOP 50 INVENTIONS OF 2009INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY - FIRST ASSIGNMENT

Three Charts - Three Minutes -- Two extra charts OK for answering questions.What is the technical or conceptual breakthrough? Explain this well.

What is the potential for this new idea or services? Game changer, creates new industries,....

What can we Filipinos do with this idea, starting now? Reverse engineer, reapply it elsewhere,...

A few things we are working on...

Algae Growth

WIND

SOLAR

LED Lights

Clean Water System

TROPICAL RAIN

AIC in El NIDO

Semestral “Break”

• Action for Economic Reforms (Philippines)

Clean Fuels for the Poor

• Computer Professionals’ Union (Philippines)

S&T in a Box

• Don Bosco Technical College (Philippines)

Waste Cooking Oil Jeepney Fuel: Evaluation, Promotion and Business Development

• Ecological and Agricultural Development Foundation, Inc. (Philippines)

Natural Waste into Organic Fertilizer and Affordable Fuel

2008 iBoP grantees

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Thank You

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