THE INNOVATION TASK FORCE presented its final report on the same day as Robocode 2010. I spent the day with several hundred members of the next generation of Ireland's smart economy, knowing the innovation task force report would emerge in my Google Reader. It's a coherent document and a by-product of several intense months of work. I like how the recommendations do not resonate with all the members of the Innovation Task Force, in the same way that I like all the noise that comes streaming onto my mobile phone and laptop through the day. A lot of the information in front of me needs to be filtered and the critical stuff needs to be actioned--like the flowplan shows at right. Noise about entrepreneurs is the most important noise percolating through all the information I let slide through my spam filters. It's good that the overall focus of the innovation task force document is on the entrepreneur. The emphasis on the entrepreneur retiterates a common belief at Limerick OpenCoffee that Ireland's economy depends upon individuals making a difference. If anything emerges from the hard work of the Innovation Task Force, I hope it's a series of supports that fosters genius, courage and insight. If you want to read the entire document, you can get it HERE [1.6 MB PDF].If innovation interests you, subscribe to Chris Horn's blog.
