Innovator or Innovation first ? Steve Jobs and the iPad2.

There was a standing ovation (posted March 3, 2011) for Steve Jobs as he walked in from sick leave to unveil the new and dramatically improved iPad2. You would look at the iPad2 and say “wow” to its reduced thickness,reduced weight,two cameras,long battery life and same price as the iPad.

100 years of Mark Twain- 4000 words a day with an ink pen while at Hartford !

Today, April 21, 2010 is 100 years of Mark Twain one of the most interesting denizens of Hartford,Connecticut. If you ever pass through Hartford do check out the Mark Twain House on Farmington Avenue. Here Twain spent many of his most productive years as a writer.

When Machiavelli and Plato collide- change and innovation may not be difficult !

Innovation and attendant change is difficult – for people are normally opposed to change. Many people are resistant to change in even silly things like the cup we use for our morning coffee ! In good or even in moderate times, leaders have a real tough time in promoting innovation and change.