THE FOUNDATION – what innovation is and why it is important “The countries, the towns and the businesses that can grow through innovation are those that are going to be competitive and standing tall in 5, 10, 15, 20 years. For those that fall behind, it’s going to be tough getting back in the race,...

LEADERSHIP – helping others innovate  “Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.”...

CREATIVITY - generating new and useful ideas “Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility. Effective leaders are able to...

COLLABORATION - working together for a common purpose  “When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.”  Ethiopian Proverb  “What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every component is there not...

“I hope that my achievements in life shall be these - that I will have fought for what was right and fair, that I will have risked for that which mattered, and that I will have given help to those who were in need that I will have left the earth a better place for what I’ve done and who I’ve...