Innovation Doesn't Have to Be High-Tech

Recently a colleague of mind, Walker Jackson, sent me an email with the headline "Why Didn't I Think of That?"  After opening and looking through the message which consisted mostly of pictures, I asked myself that same exact question.  Then I was reminded of a recent meeting I had with several economic developers (connectors) where I explained the need for the Innovation Engineering Management and JumpStart System to define, discover, develop, and deliver new offering ideas.  During our discussion, one developer asked "Does innovation have to consist of high-tech approaches?"  At the time, I gave him several examples of this not being the case. Had I had access to these images, it would have made the point even more convincingly. 

Be amazed at these meaningfully unique approaches to innovations that solve problems.  (Note the finger device that keeps a book open and the water fountain faucet. Definitely not something acquired from NASA's technology portfolio!)

See the pictures here:  innovation.pdf