The innovation corner

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The ingredients for success
Steve Jobs once said: “A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.”

Products do not come about just like that. They are the result of a process of innovation. Innovation is the result of the effort and vision of people. People are one of the most important components for the success of companies. It is people who manufacture, it is people who perform research and develop products. People, people, people...

Discussion


 * How does innovation come about?
 * Which are the ingredients for helping innovative ideas get to market?
 * Which is the role if incubators and accelerators?
 * Different models of intrapreneurship...
 * How do retired executives find their way back to the active economy?
 * How do universities work together with the industry in Europe? In Mexico?
 * How can links between European and Mexican research organisations be established?
 * What about the intercultural aspects of integration?

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