ABSTRACT: It appears that innovation means at least several things to different people – any new product or service, value creation or a particular “culture of innovation.” But these and many other “interpretations” of innovation are less meaningless, as this author believes In fact the only thing that matters is whether an innovation creates impacts such as wealth / job creation and social advancement. And the only metric for determining that wealth is net cash flow.
In this talk different innovation, innovation ecosystem, innovation strength, how to find great idea for successful innovation will be discussed.
Finally some example of successful innovation will be discussed
Bio-sketch:
Dr.
Mahabadi
is
an
innovation
leader
with
over
30
years
of
hands
on
experience
in
invention
and
successful
commercialization
of
novel
technology,
including
7
years
as
VP
of
Xerox
innovation
Group
and
Director
of
Xerox
Research
Centre
of
Canada.
Mahabadi
has
also
been
involved
in
shaping
Canada's
science
and
technology
strategy
and
advancing
S
&
T
agenda
nationally
and
internationally.
He
has
served
on
a
few
national
and
regional
panels
and
sits
on
boards
of
organizations
such
as
Council
of
Canadian
Academies,
Ontario
Centre
of
Excellence,
Chemical
Institute
of
Canada
and
McMaster
Innovation
Park.
His
R&D
and
innovation
leadership
efforts
were
awarded
and
recognized
by
many
organizations
including
the
Order
of
Canada
as
Officer
of
Order
for
an
innovation
leader
and
for
his
commitment
to
promoting
scientific
development
in
Canada,
He
has
also
received
Queen’s
Diamond
Jubilee
Medal,
Xerox’s
President
Awards,
Printing
Industry
of
America’s
2010
Robert
F.
Reed
Technology
Medal
and
others.