Don’t believe the headlines: at its core, innovation is not about technology, emerging markets, or applying an academic framework to a theoretical problem.
Instead, innovation is about problem-solving — the harder the problem, the greater opportunity to innovate — the process of digging into a real pain point and solving it in a way that someone will pay for.
Easy to say, hard to do.
This young girl brought delicious cookies to a steady stream of people who may be hungry. That’s pretty good.
Before you build your next application — with MACHINE LEARNING or ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE capabilities — try selling cookies to people who may be hungry. Go from there.
