Kiwi culture makes us hopeless at innovation

Thursday, 28 October 2010, 11:56 am
Article: sticK

Kiwi culture actually makes us hopeless at innovation

(sticK - Oct. 28 2010 ) Perhaps all the money we pour into science in the hope it will deliver new products is a waste of time in the New Zealand context. Sure, we might invent something, but our pioneer-like attitude means we lose at the next steps, the implementation, roll out, long term value-adding bits.

According to Forte Management director Tony Smale, our national character and culture, while providing strength in some areas, foot-trips us when moving beyond the initiation stages.

He says that in spite of appearing to be so innovative, we produce only mediocre economic performance. Now, looking at different national character studies done over the years, our collective psyche can be measured in different dimensions.

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