The Pace of Innovation

Innovation is thought of as that "ah-hah" moment that occurs from time-to-time and as a result, drives our world forward. In fact, innovation has been and continues to occur at a much more rapid pace than that. Think of the first arrowhead, the first fire, the first wheel, the first boat, the first plow, the first motor, the the first aircraft, and the first spaceship. The pace has continuously accelerated. Think of the first gesture, the first spoken word, the first written word, the first typed word, the first book, the first radio program, the first television program, and the first Internet program. The pace has continuously accelerated.

Innovation needs context; it needs scale. Who are the innovators of tomorrow? The following video has been making the rounds since 2006. What is interesting is the multiple versions that have been published and the changes that have been made in just the past two years. Here is the latest version of "Did You Know?" from November 2008. Enjoy.

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