sylvestter
04-08-2011, 10:46 AM
i've always thought that trinis are very creative people, who generally posess a high degree of ingenuity.
but apparently we are NOT an innovative society.
http://guardian.co.tt/business-guardian/2011/04/07/tt-s-not-innovative-society
T&T is not that innovative in the application of our technologies or the availability of great consumer experiences.
And that has to do with mindset, he explained. For while T&T has an entrepreneurial mindset, it’s really about the propensity of the T&T population to take risk, stated Carrillo.
“We are quite a risk-averse country. We feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and we like clarity. You can see the size and frequency and the amount of magazines and newspapers in the country and know that it is amazing the amount of information we generate for such a small population. The other is that life is sweet in Trinidad. The GDP per capita for T&T among developing countries in the Americas is the second highest after Chile. We are ahead of most of Latin America. So apparently, there is no need for innovation. Most persons think there is no need to have their own business, they just need a job. There has not been a real crisis, to bring innovation. “Need is not the mother of invention, it is desperation. I think this country needs to understand that, at some point in time, the economic structure might not hold for future generations. So we are living in a silent crisis, but we still have the opportunity to create a better future. If I have to pick one reason it is because we do not have users, shoppers and consumers that demand great products and services, we settle for less.
i see that the arthur lok jak business school wants to introduce an international masters of business development and innovation to help to address the problem. http://www.imbdi.com
i'm actually thinking of doing it.
are we or are we not an innovative society? discuss.
but apparently we are NOT an innovative society.
http://guardian.co.tt/business-guardian/2011/04/07/tt-s-not-innovative-society
T&T is not that innovative in the application of our technologies or the availability of great consumer experiences.
And that has to do with mindset, he explained. For while T&T has an entrepreneurial mindset, it’s really about the propensity of the T&T population to take risk, stated Carrillo.
“We are quite a risk-averse country. We feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and we like clarity. You can see the size and frequency and the amount of magazines and newspapers in the country and know that it is amazing the amount of information we generate for such a small population. The other is that life is sweet in Trinidad. The GDP per capita for T&T among developing countries in the Americas is the second highest after Chile. We are ahead of most of Latin America. So apparently, there is no need for innovation. Most persons think there is no need to have their own business, they just need a job. There has not been a real crisis, to bring innovation. “Need is not the mother of invention, it is desperation. I think this country needs to understand that, at some point in time, the economic structure might not hold for future generations. So we are living in a silent crisis, but we still have the opportunity to create a better future. If I have to pick one reason it is because we do not have users, shoppers and consumers that demand great products and services, we settle for less.
i see that the arthur lok jak business school wants to introduce an international masters of business development and innovation to help to address the problem. http://www.imbdi.com
i'm actually thinking of doing it.
are we or are we not an innovative society? discuss.