Putting the “I” in innovation to help change the world I used to think that innovation was somebody else's job. My job was just to envision the future by becoming a part of small bands of elite creative thought leaders that had access to the best minds and the biggest budgets within large institutions. Then members of those small bands started to meet up with greater challenges that we all can face such as cancer, heart disease, or mental illness. Wasn't there something that I could do to help tackle these larger world problems? Who am I, as just an individual, to be able to make a difference? Whose job is it to address these problems? As I explored, I realized how many ways that innovation can be my job; it’s everybody's job. Those who can, must, for those who can’t. Below are emerging ways where you can put the “I” in innovation and help change the world.
