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This month’s GIL eBulletin is focused on devel-oping a visionary perspective that drives innova-tion. For those of you that have activelyparticipated in our GIL-related programs andwebcasts, you’ve probably heard someone referto Steve Jobs as a “true visionary.”
But what makes someone a visionary? Theyare often described as someone that can thinkbeyond the tried and true, think outside of thebox and revolutionize — or, simply put, inno-vate. If we dissect this fundamental term, wediscover many examples around us that couldbe grouped into various categories of what wecall “innovation.”
In a recent discussion I had with a CEO, Imade a reference to Google as an example ofa company that drives innovation and has a vi-sionary perspective. The response I receivedwas that Google built a “great search engine.”
Now, this could just be the generational dis-connect between Generation X and GenerationY, but Generation Y sees Google as a driving forcefor the way in which we interact, experience andleverage the global information highway. Google isno longer simply a search engine. Google has be-come the developer of tools, logic and manymore computing applications that bridge togetherthe need for online collaboration, communicationand computing. Whether through the use of in-stant messaging, e-mail, search, custom applica-tions, browsing or operating systems, Google ischanging the way in which an individual enters anddeparts from their computing experience.
There are many more examples of com-panies that are enacting the same type of rev-olutions around us that we have yet to analyzeand really think about how they are changingtheir industries.
I’d like to take the opportunity with thismonth’s column to tap into your knowledgebase and ask you to contribute your ideas aboutwhat you would consider to be “Wild Innova-tion” within your industry. What technologies,applications and improvements are drivingchange and revolutionizing your marketplace?
To make this even more interesting, thoseof you with the most creative and “innovative”submissions will have the opportunity to befeatured in upcoming GIL eBulletin and will re-ceive a complimentary registration to attendany one of our global Growth, Innovation andLeadership Executive Congresses in 2010.
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BY BRIAN DENKER Vice President – Global Growth, Innovation and LeadershipFrost & Sullivan
What Is Wild Innovation?
For more information or to join Frost & Sullivan's Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership, please visit www.gil-global.com.
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Please send all submissions directly to Brian Denker, Vice President – Global Growth, Innovation and Leadershipvia email to: [email protected] or fax (516) 255-5470.
