Innovations - Previous Blog on Financial Post

Here's a previous blog entry that I thought I would re-post on the Doctor, Heal Thyself blog. I asked the question at the time if there were any thoughts on the reasons for IT and healthcare being the two front-runners.

The article that I referenced was about the greatest innovations of the past 30 years. The criteria were:

• Did it improve quality of life, having a direct and/or material effect on quality of life?
• Did it address a compelling need? solve a compelling problem?
• Was it a fresh breakthrough with a "wow" factor?
• Did it change the way business is conducted?
• Did it increase the efficiency of how resources are used?
• Did it spark an ongoing stream of new innovations on top of the original innovation?
• Did it lead to the creation of a vast, new industry?

Any thoughts? Are these criteria reasonable? Any arguments on the selections?

www.dreveryone.com - About to See What Happens

Well, at long last Dr. Everyone is about to make the mainstream. I hope that the viewers of this blog will go and see what it's all about. I know that some of you made contributions to the early stories. They will be anonymously included, so check them out. Also, give us feedback on the site. The format came out of four guys sitting in a room together (Story to be posted on the National Post Blog in the coming days). Your comments will help us to work out all the blind spots we may have had.

Another post on the NP Executive Blog is coming in a few days. I'll give you a sneak peak at the article I refer to so you can form your own opinions before you read mine...It's a Wharton Business School initiative. I'm interested to hear people's comments on the order. Many of you will probably be in medical fields. You may agree with the choices...however, if you're like me you may have other ideas!

Enjoy, and check out the NP post on the 24th if you have time.