This article I read in Havard Business Review is one of those pieces where the concept is so accurate that it doesn’t matter when it is published: it was published in 2013 and it is still perfectly relevant today. It basically describes how the problem with innovation is not that there are not enough ideas, but that many times we fail to recognize them. It explains that this is mainly due to the uncertainty, risk and doubt that may accompany something new, something different, or something creative.
A reality that we all at some point face is that fear is a very powerful villain. Out of fear of the unknown, risk, instability, or lack of control we make a number of decisions that may result in an incredible loss.
A true entrepreneur is not so by his work, he is so by his way of thinking. There are big ideas, there are small ideas, there are practical ideas, there are brave ideas, there are conventional ideas and there are revolutionary ideas. The true entrepreneur recognizes the value of ideas, without getting carried away by what kind of idea it is. Sometimes the best ones are right under our noses; sometimes only with a second look we can realize that something that was worthless can become invaluable.
Owner of several companies in the energy and mining sector, and inventor of the design and engineering of the Super Matroid Heater and Ultra Filtration Systems for the oil and gas industries.
