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Interesting article by Thomas Friedman in The New York Times today on the do-it-yourself economy. In his article Friedman talks about the great inflection:

The Great Inflection is the mass diffusion of low-cost, high-powered innovation technologies — from hand-held computers to Web sites that offer any imaginable service — plus cheap connectivity. They are transforming how business is done.

On the great inflection I completely agree — I think it might prove a big agent for innovation. But — perhaps because I’m European — I don’t agree at all on the credit part. The credit-market is far from healthy; we need to get other values (e.g. nature, happiness) incorporated in our definition of wealth.

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Lately I’ve been reading more on innovation — where and what enables it. A common denominator seems to be related with *bottom-up* or to be more precise on **the edges**. In this article an overview of interesting research and a couple of visionaries who are evangelising that: innovation is happening on the edges.

Centre v.s. Edges

First and foremost there is John Seely Brown (ex-Xerox Parc) who has been studying and writing for years on innovation. Currently he is the co-chairman for the [Deloitte Center for the Edge](http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Industries/Technology/center-for-edge-tech/index.htm). This center researches the importance of innovation and how it can be stimulated. Their mission:

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