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dywhohasfailedfindsitdifficulttostartafresh.butwhateverthereason,wemustgiveasecond,athirdandfurtherchancetothosewhohavefailed,provideditwasanhonestfailure.

iovation
   weneedalsotofosteracultureofiovation.thisisthethirdlegofourneweconomicstrategy.efficiencyisimportant.butitcanbeeasilymatchedbyothers,anddoesnotprovideasustainedadvantageincompetitivene.intheglobalisedeconomythatpermitsrapidreadoftechnologyatlowcost,efficiencyisonlyanentry-levelrequirement.iovationandimaginationgiveaneconomyoracompanythatextraedge.today,wealthisgeneratedbynewideas,morethanbyimprovingtheideasofothers.

oradiciovationbyafewsingaporecompaniesandthepublicsectorisnotgoodenough.theiovativeiritmustpermeateourwholesociety.thequestionishowtocreateanenvironmentthatencouragesmanyofustobecomeiovators.

byiovators,imeanapeoplewhosemindsarealwayslookingfornewideasandnewwaysofdoingthings,notsimplycopyingwhatothershaveinvented.forthis,weneednon-conformistthinking.

letmegiveyouanexampleofnon-conformistthinking.ihaenedtotuneintothecontheeveofnationalday.therewasaninterviewwithaformeramerican-chinesetvpresenterturnedentrepreneur.

thisladyentrepreneurhasproducedarangeofcosmeticproductstailoredforasianwomen.sheexplainedthatasianwomenhavedifferentfeaturesanddifferentskincolouring,socosmeticsmeantforcaucasianwomendonotsuitthem.forexample,whenasianwomenuseapink-basedfoundation,theylookasiftheyarewearingamask.also,caucasianwomengenerallyhavemoreprominentnoses,sotheircosmeticsseektomaketheirnosesleprominent.ontheotherhand,asianwomengenerallyhavesmallnoses,sotheyneedtousecosmeticstomaketheirnosesmoreprominent.otherwise,shesaid,''youwouldnotevenseeanoseontheirface!''

thiswomandidnotsimplycopyothers.aconformistwouldhavedonethat,andsimplymanufacturedandsoldwestern-basedcosmeticsintheasianmarket.itead,shethoughtout-of-thebox,hopingtohitthejackpot.

iamalsoimpreedbytheiovativeiritofournationallibrary.itcollaboratedwiththeprivatesectortodesignanddevelopasystemtotrac

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