USA! USA! We're #8!
America may the world's biggest consumer of Frappucinos, but we're #8 in innovation, according to a joint study of 110 countries by the Boston Consulting Group, National Association of Manufacturers, and the Manufacturing Institute.
But hey, if you don't really care about joint studies (and who can blame you?), click here for an inspiring music video by my good friend, Stuart Hoffman, the Hindi-Hasidic founder of the LA-based Hoffmaniacs.
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at March 13, 2009 01:37 AM
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Dear Mitch:
Some times you have to be politically incorrect to fascinate the USA People and AWAKE THEIR CREATIVITY AND SPIRIT and BCOME #1 in Innovation once more.
The USA (the rest of America is not) might be the world's biggest consumer of Frappucinos and many other goodies, but precisely for that very reason you are also the single country with the HIGHEST DEBT.
Here comes the Fascinating Question that Either Triggers Your Creativity or render my comment on Mitch's garbage can:
HOW THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO PAY IT UNLESS YOU GET SMARTER AND INNOVATE?
Come on Mitch. Do you believe your own story or not?
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at March 14, 2009 03:04 AM
Back in 2001 approx. Steve Jobs of Apple, said that Apple would innovate themselves out of the recession. They had a stash of cash and they did just that.... innovate themselves out of that recession. Unfortunately, the opposite is true of USA 2009, no cash and #8 in innovation. Doesn't bode well..... I'm sure there is a lot of that pioneer spirit still left, it does need to get off the couch though.
Posted by: robd at March 15, 2009 11:20 AM
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