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Getty By Thom Markham One overriding challenge is now coming to the fore in public consciousness: We need to reinvent just about everything. Whether s

Via María Asunción Martínez Mayoral

Pendant que les papetières réduisent peu à peu la hauteur de leurs productions, l'industrie forestière québécoise cherche à promouvoir de nouveaux produits issus de la transformation de la fibre de bois. Son fer de lance se cache dans une petite poudre blanche: la nanocellulose cristalline (NCC).
 
La nanocellulose cristalline est connue depuis les années 60, mais ce n'est que tout récemment que son potentiel économique s'est révélé. Contribuant à la force intrinsèque du bois, elle pourrait aussi améliorer la résistance de certains matériaux comme des peintures et des fluides ou certains textiles, croit-on.

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Paint a clear picture – know what you want and set clear goals to get there. Innovation needs a purpose.

Create real value – ensure that your efforts address a real need.

Create an enabling environment. No-one can go at it alone. Allow for creativity, make it happen and expect it from people.

Collaborate, lobby, empower, create the right structures and fund winning initiatives.

Identify the good ideas – Use a powerful, clear and effective process to filter ideas and identify the good ones for implementation.

Involve people, encourage teamwork and recognise efforts.

Establish ownership. Innovation needs to be someone’s responsibility for it to be effectively managed and sustained.
Via Thomas Menk

It’s no secret that creativity feeds on contrasting perspectives. Innovative ideas are often sparked by mixing up the concepts and perspectives of quite different disciplines, stirring the pot

Via Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.