Showing posts with label wealth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wealth. Show all posts

Monday, November 04, 2013

Invention, Innovation and Enterprise (part 1)

Back in my days at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, I came across two books that really gave me insights on the difference between Invention and Innovation and how they relate to entrepreneurship. The one, titled Innovation, by William Kingston, made a categorization of different creative types that drives society, and the other titled The Challenge of Innovation, by John Adair, tells of how ideas are converted into products and into profit through the combined efforts of certain characters. These books, in my opinion, are good reads and I strongly recommend them for anybody interested in knowing the nitty-gritty of Innovation. 

At The Junction of Nowhere

The title of this article has been deliberately chosen to draw attention to the problems entrepreneurs face in their quest to find  a silver lining in  the dark cloud of confusion that is usually associated with this challenging field of human endeavor. Another appropriate title for this piece would have been “The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma”. But I’d opted for ” At The Junction of Nowhere” because it sounds more creative, catchy, descriptive and unique.