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Give innovation a chance

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Those who know me know that I love innovation and unusual gadgets.

Just ask my friend Marc Laroche, who gave me as a gift a toilet paper dispenser… that is also a radio.

When I saw a lot of cynicism towards Google’s Project Glass, I was a little disappointed.

You have the right to think that the glasses do not suit your needs or are not useful, but it is still an innovation. Every time Google or Apple innovates, members of the opposing clan are cynical. And each time, it makes me think about the story of Galileo who said that the earth was round. This major discovery was harshly criticized, but a lot of conceptual things changed after that.

For my part, innovation changes the world at different levels. My toilet paper dispenser-radio has not really changed the world, but now I can listen to the radio when I take a bath. The inventor of this gadget certainly did not think of this use.

However, if you look at the iPhone or Google’s smart car, you can clearly see what it brings to people. Let’s not denigrate innovation, but rather try to find the impact it may have in the future.

For example, the Google glasses could be used to display a patient’s vital information. Thus, the doctor would no longer have to constantly look up to a screen that shows current vital signs.

Please give a chance to innovation. Try to consider the scope of it; it could change your world!

about brian corriveau

Brian holds a bachelor's degree in software engineering from the École de technologie supérieure. At the beginning of his career, he mainly worked in the biomedical and military industries. In September 2007, during his last military project, he was initiated to Agile development.
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  • bouquetf

    Ca me fait penser à une discussion que j’avais avec un ami il y a peu sur l’argent. En France, le salaire est taboo, tu as un meilleur un salaire, on te jalouse et on te critique alors qu’aux US, dans la même situation, on te demande comment tu as fait et on essaye de faire mieux.
    Pour l’innovation, j’aimerais bien le même type d’attitude où mon concurrent sort un concept, c’est intéressant mais je vais faire encore mieux. Je trouve ça plus constructif et tourné vers l’avenir que la critique gratuite.

  • Norman Deschauwer

    Super, mais pour le moment les grands ne font qu’une chose c’est enterrer l’innovation au prix de brevet. Le fait qu’Apple aie gagner face à Samsung ne fait que pourrir l’innovation.

  • http://pyxis-tech.com/brian-corriveau brian corriveau

    Je suis en partie d’accord avec ce que tu dis mais je crois pas que ca va vraiment empecher l’innovation. Samsung a peut-etre eux une claque au visage mais je crois que ca va les motivers a pousser plus leur innovation. Et sortir quelque chose qui pourrait potentiellement depasse apple.