From “5 Years ahead of Technology” to: “I need to survive the next 6 months”

Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. (Wikipedia).

I can remember, when I started the Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours, back in 2012, two sentences really landed on me: “We are five years ahead of Technology”. Flextronics was one of the first companies we visited in our early Tours. It became clear to me that a mindset ahead of the presence is the leadership mindset that differentiates…