Welcome. ''Shining a light on the silhouette of innovation''. Catchy title, but I can already hear you ask. Why? What do you mean, shining a light on a silhouette of innovation?
Innovation, we interact with it every day and it drives the advancement of our species. Every day, thousands of ideas are being made into reality. Without thinking about it, each idea however small it may seem changes the complete course of our future.
Think about the creation of the lens. Without the creation of the lens and without the persistence of a deemed ''madman'', we would not know that our bodies and world are made up of trillions of tiny creatures and cells. Similarly, the internet has made immeasurable impact on our lives. Yet this started with an idea, an innovation. In today's world, like the microscope mentioned earlier, this appears to be a normal concept. Nothing weird. Something ordinary or every day. But years ago when these innovations emerged, the ideas were radical and insane. For example, read this quote by Paul Krugman in 1998:
''By 2005 or so, it will become clear that the Internet's impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine's."
Innovation lies at the core of our humanness. Yet new ideas are often ridiculed and declared meaningless. But dont let it stop you. Innovation is the collective voyage of discovery by our species. An exciting and unpredictable journey where the boundaries of the ‘‘possible’’ are shattered. A journey where courage, inventiveness, hope and uncertainty converge awaits.
Innovation is hidden behind a layer of technical terms and NDA’s. Through this newsletter, I hope to give you an unique insight into the fast-evolving world of innovation. I discuss topics such as Blockchain, AI, IOT, (Fin)Tech, macro-economics, politics and psychology. To make you see through and navigate your way through a forest of scams and ignorance, I will help you bring these illustrious realms back to their core. Only when you shine a light on the silhouette of innovation you will see the essential core that creates the impact and ripples through civilisation.