Leyton Ireland - Leyton in the Irish Times Innovation Magazine

Leyton discuss innovation in Irish Times Innovation Magazine

10/05/2011: Leyton in the Irish Times Innovation Magazine

Leyton discuss the importance of innovation in securing Ireland's economic future in April's Irish Times Innovation Magazine...

‘If you thought of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you’d be pretty depressed right now because the last nugget of gold would be gone. But the good thing is, with innovation, there isn’t a last nugget. Every new thing creates two new questions and two new opportunities.’

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, could have been talking about Ireland’s very own “gold rush”. The “Wild West” atmosphere that prevailed at times during the Celtic Tiger period adds to the comparison. But of more relevance, the premature demise of an era of unprecedented but ultimately, unsustainable prosperity is followed by the realization that one activity, above all, presents a real opportunity for long term economic growth. That activity is...Innovation.

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