October 6, 2008

_INNOVATION THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Tags: Change, Edison, GE, Innovation, light bulb, world, x-ray

From Thomas Edison's first commercially viable light bulb to the first X-ray machines, GE presents a timeline of innovation that changed the world.

http://www.ge.com/innovation/timeline/index.html

"And some people think that one person can't make a difference. Edison was single-handedly one of America's best change agents." Ryan Cuthriell, Lieutenant, Interactive Specialist

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_WHY CHANGE OR DIE™

Would you break a habit, alter a routine or adjust your behavior if your very survival depended upon it? Of course you would, right?

Wrong.

In fact, the odds are nine to one you won’t. It’s been scientifically proven that 9 out of 10 people faced with the choice of either changing or dying will choose to die*.

To the 10% who make the world a better place by changing the status quo, this blog is dedicated to you. To those in the other 90% who aspire to be positive agents of change, we hope you find your inspiration here.

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*A fact taken from Alan Deutschman’s article in Fast Company, Change or Die.