OK, so, this story isn't specifically about Southeast Michigan. But it's a lengthy, in-depth, step-by-step on how to innovate.
CNN Money releases a six-part program on how an area might foster business activity.
Excerpt:
"In an economic downturn, innovation isn't your best friend," says Jeff DeGraff, director of the
Innovatrium Institute for Innovation at the University of Michigan. "It's your only friend."
You
don't need to be Steve Jobs to come up with a novel business idea. Nor
is innovation all about high-tech inventions or new products. As many
successful entrepreneurs will tell you, incremental ideas can be just
as important as breakthroughs. The Eureka Moments we've profiled
may have happened by accident, but in all cases the business owners
were paying attention and followed through on their initial flash of
inspiration.
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