Forget Invention: Innovation Is What Counts Now

When your organization is entering its annual goals and objectives or strategic plan preparation process, use this time as an opportunity to coordinate innovation.

BY JOHN R. LATHAM

One thing that I have learned over the years is that modesty is not one of my virtues, but I have learned that if you are going to blow your own trumpet, don't do it in print. It will always come back to bite you. The corollary to this is that you can admit your failings in print as long as they are printable. I freely admit that I am not an inventor. I dropped all science subjects at school at the tender age of 14. Thus, I shall not be inventing a new product or service that is going to revolutionize the information industry. So what? Invention is not the same as innovation, and innovation is what counts now in the information profession.

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