Innovation Happens When There Is Curiosity, Creed And Need - Erika Wiese

Innovation Happens When There Is Curiosity, Creed And Need - Erika Wiese

Author: Africa Business Radio October 9, 2017 Duration: 15:06
We are what we think. What we think is determined by our ability to learn; and the basis for learning is established in our first 1,000 days of life. It is during those early years that we lay the foundation for endless possibilities.
Erika is a Portfolio Manager at Innovation Edge, a key part of her role is challenging investees to apply their skills to a space that is often unfamiliar to them. This involves helping them to re- imagine their ideas to solve challenges that they did not necessarily set out to solve. This is frequently where the real innovation happens.

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