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I came to the US, to make high-nutrient, disease-immune and easy to grow genetically engineered potato. Initially, I was concentrating on the science side, but eventually started to realize, that it is not only science that needs to be changed but also the 'system' where scientific innovation resides. After completing a doctoral degree in bioengineering and innovation management, I have ventured to study international management and international politics, as a means to study science policy. My eventual goal is to apply the science policy in developing nations, but I am now focusing to apply in Japan, where the country is in deep trouble, not being able to align the country with rapidly spreading globalization.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Mental State and Innovation

Yakitori with CB.

Innovation and pessimism and optimism.
Innovation takes place at the edges. At the edges of two different things.
We have been thinking of this in terms of different disciplines, for instance, the innovation between physics and biology, has shed light into the new field of biomimicry.

Pessimists and Optimists (and "realists) have different perspectives on things that they see in the world. Both people are capable of seeing the world in different colored lenses. So in order for new innovation to come about in the world, would it be required to have these both types of people??

I guess thinking about that adds another dimension to innovation.
We may have to even think about the personality of the person who is innovating to really understand the details of innovation research..

 

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