españolInnovation Congress in Costa RicaFriday, April 13, 2012 The Chamber of Industry has organized the First Congress of Innovation, called " Innova-Acción para una Empresa Competitiva” (Innov-action for Competitive Business) which will take place on Thursday, April 19th from 8 am to 6 pm at the Radisson Hotel. A statement from the Chamber of Industry says that: High-Impact Small InnovationsThursday, August 13, 2009 Given the degree of development of our region, we don't need great ideas nor millionaire investments to change our reality. In his blog in Elfinancierocr.com, Emilio Zevallos gives an example of this: a group of African university students had the idea of installing mobile phone chargers in bicycles, the main transportation system for many people in rural areas, where electricity is scarce or does not exist. Selling Innovation? Anchor and TwistFriday, February 26, 2010 Making your audience understand – and be interested – in your innovative product or project. Getting someone to listen to our idea is getting more and more difficult. Assuming we get the attention of our audience, we must be able to quickly communicate our project, and make them understand and get excited about the proposed innovation. Keys to Geniality: Routines, Systems and spontaneityWednesday, December 9, 2009 Most stories about creativity are stories about the 1% based on inspiration. We don't hear much about the remaining 99%. Mark McGuiness, from The99percent.com, lists three pillars to develop that 99%. Is It Not Good Business to Finance Innovation?Friday, November 30, 2012 The Costa Rican financial system makes no effort to provide resources to support innovation processes in companies. A report entitled ‘Indicators for Science, Technology and Innovation 2010-2011’ published by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Costa Rica, notes that "what continues to stand out in the country's financial system is the fact that it does not seem to be very mature in terms of providing resources for company’s innovation processes. Leadership for InnovationWednesday, March 18, 2009 Three monkeys were caged with a bunch of bananas on the ceiling and a ladder to conduct a study... It is vital for companies to have strong leadership, but it’s probably not enough. In times of crisis like the current ones in which innovation can be the key to survival, leadership must be accompanied by the culture necessary to generate and accept the changes. The Six Enemies of GreatnessWednesday, May 9, 2012 These factors may obscure the brightest of ideas and divert the noblest of intentions, transforming visionaries to bureaucrats and making dreamers weak. Availability: A Good Idea Does Not Guarantee SuccessThursday, December 17, 2009 When the plan does not unfold as expected, focusing on the objective makes the difference between success and failure. Corporate creativity is not just creating business ideas, but also the ability of focusing in making the chosen one a reality. Congress on Science and Technology in GuatemalaTuesday, August 19, 2014 Representatives from companies in the sector will address issues of innovation and technology from Septemberg1st - 4th at the Grand Tikal Futura Hotel. The second edition of the event organized by the National Secretariat of Science and Technology (Senacyt) will be held in the Convention Center of the Grand Tikal Futura Hotel from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Protectionism Kills InnovationWednesday, April 29, 2015 The best way to generate entrepreneurship and innovation is not bringing people together in boring classrooms led by public officials who will never be entrepreneurs or innovative themselves, but by leaving space in the market for those who do have the courage and skills to be so. Analysis of the overall growth of Uber, an international company that connects its customers to a transport network using software for mobile phones, is the basis for the development of a concept which states that the greater the freedom of competition is, the better products and services will be for consumers, and the greater economic development. Immigrants: Workers Who are "Different"Monday, January 18, 2016 The disordered nature of their living conditions has been described as a positive catalyst for creative thinking. When talking about successful immigrants, emphasis has traditionally been given to their hunger for progress, their determination, and their hard working nature. Welcome Competition Unleashed by UberThursday, September 3, 2015 The mere announcement of the arrival in Costa Rica of the private transport network has already generated projects that result in benefits for consumers. EDITORIAL The Benefits of Disruptive ThinkingTuesday, May 12, 2015 "The box inside which we are locked assumes that all we are doing everything well and that the environment which we are interacting with will not change." Every day there are more examples of businesses that refute what seems to be real and incontrovertible, in order to generate new ways of doing things to make money. Learning to be an Entrepreneur and an InnovatorFriday, August 7, 2009 U.S. universities are exporting entrepreneurship and innovation know-how to Latin America. In a world dominated by change, Latin American companies must solve their lack of entrepreneurship culture and innovation strategies, to avoid being left behind by global competition. How to Innovate in PricingTuesday, April 29, 2014 Companies should be encouraged to be politically incorrect in order to take control of their prices, expressing and practicing concepts which are difficult to express. By Ariel Baños |
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