Why The Movie Industry Is Bad For Innovation

A great infograph that speaks a lot of truth. Courtesy of Matador Network

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) claims that SOPA and PIPA are aimed at stopping online piracy. But as this infographic demonstrates, it’s really about fighting innovation.

Infographic by Anne Rhodes

You already know my take on this. Any form of censorship is bad. People will always be offended by something. Heck, I'm offended by a lot of things.And many things are bad for me (from a personal point of view, obviously). Do I go around trying to interdict them just because I don't like'em? No.

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The Leading Innovators

Let's see who are the most innovative industries and countries in the new millenia. I mean, there won't be any surprises at the top. The most noteworthy one is the absence of China, mainly because "if focuses on the internal market at first". Oh, come on! Will they ever open themselves fully to embrace the rest of the world? The government can't keep them out of the loop like this forever. Or can it? That's for a different type of post and blog altogeher so I'll stop here.

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The Many Faces of Innovation

Today corporate environment is surrounded by uncertainty. Managers are feeling insecure in their positions thinking that boards will sack them if they don't deliver the expected results. And in most cases this is true. :)

So what do managers do? They are looking for ways to improve the company's budget, by cutting costs and being one step ahead of the others. But how can you do that? It's easy. You need to invest in an innovation department. A place where you can find and foster new ideas that might save you money or bring you an unexpected breakthrough that will make your company and subsequently your career leap forward.

Below you can find an interesting inforgraph that presents us some of the many ways in which you can help your company become more innovative.

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