Fear Is Always A Good Motivator.

It's The Unlikely Juxtaposition Of Creativity And Logic Which Causes The Wooliness And Confusion Around The Term 'innovation'. Everybody Wants To Be Innovative; Many Companies And Ideas Are Proclaimed To Be Innovative And No One Doubts That Innovation Is A Money Spinner. And, Thus, We Are All Looking For The Magic Formula. Well, Here You Go: Creativity + Iterative Development = Innovation.

Design And Technology Should Be The Subject Where Mathematical Brainboxes And Science Whizzkids Turn Their Bright Ideas Into Useful Products.

I Want Entrepreneurs To Be Engineers And Scientists And Designers; They Don't Necessarily Have To Be Internet Entrepreneurs Or Retail Entrepreneurs.

I Was Frustrated As A Child When I Had To Use A Vacuum. It Had A Screaming Noise And The Smell Of Stale Dog And A Lack Of Performance.

So I Think The Winners In Recession Are The People Who Produce New Technology That Does Things Better, Which People Really Want.