This is the part of the process that is reliant on innovation and invention.

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With luck, when politicians return for another crack, they'll be careful not to step on innovation in the process.

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But more importantly, by enhancing our ability to communicate, they could supercharge the process of innovation that today relies on the connections between minds.

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As individuals begin to understand their roles in the innovation process, you get more clarity on what success looks like and how to achieve it.

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In fact, strategies that put the elderly at the center of the innovation process could significantly increase the prospects of turning the elderly from being a burden on society to being an asset.

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Instead of employees, Patricia Seybold focuses on the potential for using customers more in the innovation process.

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Duffaut said that the process for working with partners on solution development and co-innovation projects has been streamlined.

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