Innovating Series Episode 1

Do the following exercise: type the word “innovation” in your search engine and select the “news” tab. It will be difficult for you to find references that do not talk about technology, digitalization, Artificial Intelligence or Research.

Innovation is often mixed up with terms such as STEM, technology and R&D, but its essence goes much deeper. It is true that these terms are important parts of innovation (noun), but in reality they have nothing to do with the essence of innovating (verb). In fact, sometimes they confuse it.

Renowned institutions such as MIT, or thinkers and visionaries such as Clayton Christensen, Luis Pérez-Breva or Fiona Murray, teach us that true innovation revolves around “real problems to solve” and “pending tasks to complete.”

And that innovations may be multiple outcomes from the “innovating process.”

Innovating is a process fueled by a mentality of curiosity, creativity and collaboration between people. It requires a culture where the attitude toward failure is less about pointing out and punishing and more about learning, aimed at solving significant problems.