Posts tagged innovation

“This industry of entertainment needs to redeem itself, for it shapes the myths that define our society and which will influence the malleable generations to come. We need to stop with ‘reboots’ and ‘sequels’, pandering to the Establishment’s nostalgia and fear of our digital paradigm shift.  We have to begin to innovate and create again. We have to embrace big dreams, and with them, the technology and science that will make them possible. We can create a better future if we paint the picture now.”

Wrote a new post over at my re-launched website tarynoneill.com.  Check it out…

Meet the woman who is running DARPA in this month’s @fastcompany: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/160/regina-dugan-darpa I love finding articles about badass, brilliant women. For those of you who are science and technology buffs like me, it’s exciting to read about Regina Dugan, who’s looking to both speed up and open up innovation, and even turn to crowdsourcing.  And it sounds like she is a great leader, having met all 217 of her employees individually. A worthwhile read.

I’m always looking for articles like these so if you stumble across one, please send it my way!

—taryn

The corporate ladder is gone. That linear, vertical path to success, where you’re rewarded one step at a time, assured growth and prosperity if you stay hard working and loyal? Dead. Extinct. Blown up. What exists now? The corporate jungle gym, the gauntlet, the TARDIS. One innovative decision could propel you into the stratosphere, and 20 years of service could get you a pink slip. Your career is a multi dimensional chess game now: see 4 moves ahead. See 4 years ahead. Take risks. There may be more competition but there is also more opportunity; the landscape of every industry is in the throws of change. Be innovators. The powers that be aren’t fortune tellers or wizards. They are scared and they won’t hesitate to sacrifice their minions to stay afloat. But that’s their first mistake. Today you need a spaceship, not a boat. 

My musing of the day—

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