Creativity Before Innovation
I find it interesting that whilst there are several innovation indexes around the world, there is not one Creativity Index. I suppose that is due to the fact that some feel innovation can be measured, but like many indexes it only measures one part of the innovation equation. Glaringly, without a measurement for creativity - which is a fundamental eco-system for innovation - how can we truly define it? The answer lies in the fact that all existing innovation indexes are based on technological and business innovations, measured through patents, employment and economic growth. Continue Reading
Bloggers - The New Power Brokers
Seems to me the silent majority has finally found its voice – on the net! They are the new power brokers, the bloggers who have discovered a channel to skirt prohibitive laws that limit freedom of speech and overcome financial costs of operating their own media. Continue Reading
Innovating Malaysia. Accelerating Transformation.5
Seems like nobody wants to live in the present. All eyes are on the future with hearts and minds fixed on what it takes to be future-ready. Continue Reading
When compliance leads to complications9
"Why fix if it ain't broke." This is a well-known American saying and essentially it means to keep — "business as usual". After all "why rock the boat?" Continue Reading
The Real World is Outside The Classroom2
In Malaysia, young people spend an average of 11 years in formal education. These years are the most formative time in their mental, emotional and psychological growth. Continue Reading
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Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Lim Kok Wing, the Founder and President of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, does not fit into any ordinary mould that would describe most entrepreneurs.
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Malaysia is at 31st position in the Economist Intelligence Unit study for 2004-2008 in innovation performance with 4.2 patents per million population. Japan, ranked at the top of the table, had 1,274.5 patents per million population. Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea were all ranked much higher than Malaysia in the study.
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