How Innovation Can Happen with YOUTH

Special Presentation to the Leaders of Malaysia

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Our Doubts are Traitors, that Make Us Lose the Good Chance

to Win, by Fearingto Attempt

- William Shakespeare

Employ Your Time in Improving Yourself,

By Other Men’s WritingsSo That You Shall Come Easily by What Others

have Labored Hard For…

- Socrates

Innovation Starts with;A PROBLEMSOLUTIONS

ACTIONEVALUATION

IMPROVEMENTS

Hacking through the ‘Stuck’ Mindset

• My Background • ‘Trying to Innovate…’

• My ‘Innovation’ Journey• The New Zealand Experience• Microsoft Imagine Cup • One Young World• Stanford/ Silicon Valley• Google

• My Big Conclusion• How Innovation is Started!

The Big

WHY?

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Innovation Lessons

• Getting Out of the Comfort Zone– New Zealand was ‘Forced’ to innovate due to

country & geographical limitations

• Be Open– Exploring collaborations beyond borders

• An Equipped Eco-System– A Culture that supports Innovation– A System or Community that Facilitates and

Support Innovation

• The Exposures– Innovative Ideas are Welcomed– Kids started at a very young age– Given the Tools, the Channels and the

Motivations to Innovate

Innovative Lessons

• Hunt for Talents– People that can compliment, support and

strengthen your work– Skills that you would need

• Mock Up Crazy Ideas– With technology – Anything is possible!

• New ‘I Know!’ Opens Up New Possibilities– Innovation begins with New Knowledge, New

Exposures and New Appreciation of New Information

– Be Receptive to Possibility of Change – Not Resist It

Innovation Lessons

• Leveraging on Technology• Exploring New Platforms to Showcase Your Opinions• Study about New Ways to Get Attention

• Communicate & Explore the Borderless World• Connecting with people from diverse range of

backgrounds• Collaborate & Plan across Borders• Exchange of Inputs, Networks and Resources that

transcend boundaries

• Digital Referrals & Reputation for Networks• Forming groups online and offline• Reinforce reputation and work – Draw attention and

interest towards your work• Get feedbacks from an unlimited pool of audience

online

Innovation Lessons

• Strong Enterprise & Innovation Culture– Inter-linked with;

• The industry & people• Constant Forums & Networking events• Sharing Sessions from Experienced

Group• Research on Case-Studies• Strong Mentoring Networks & Support• No Ideas are Bad Ideas!• Training & more Exposures!

Innovation Lessons

• Ideas Whiteboard– Scribbling down ideas for others to

build on– Campaigning for ideas

• Job Rotation– Rotating to understand different job

perspectives

• Personal Self-Development Time– Working on personal projects– Obtain support networks from

Google

• Management Style– Thank God Its Friday! (TGIF)– Open Lunch Sessions with Everyone

My Conclusion

• Start to Question• Start to Form Solutions• Start to Gather Talents• Start to Implement• Start to Innovate

Taking Action Now!

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