I had the opportunity last week to attend TEDx Carelton U. Thank you very much to Luc Lalande and his team of volunteers for putting on such a great event. The Gladstone Theatre is a great venue, lots of interesting people and great presentations.
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There is probably enough material for a series of post based on the content. Anyway, thought it might be interesting to share some of my thoughts and lessons learned. As I reflected on the content what struck me as interesting was that the presentations where a journey up Maslow’s hierarchy of needs from; basic survival needs of water, shelter and food to a few steps up the pyramid to entertainment and finally imagination. Considering the current economic circumstance I thought delving a little deeper into the first three presentations would yield some valuable lessons learned in Innovation for Canadians.

1. KISS – Keep It Simple Simon, Professor Banu Örmeci
2. Research is important, Manuel A. Baez, Maria DeRosa
3. Focus on Commercialization, Manuel A. Baez, Maria DeRosa

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Ian Graham

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