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Schöpferische Zerstörung

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Joseph Schumpeter was a political and economic scientist of Austrian descent who developed a concept known as Schöpferische Zerstörung in his native language or in english Creative Destruction.  This theory of economic innovation was built upon ideas originally found in Karl Marx’s writings which Schumpeter developed.  In economic terms it is understood as the driving force of capitalism in which new wealth is created by destroying old. Here …

Innovation

Innovation… an Insurance Against Irrelevance!

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Most of us understand that innovation is enormously important. It’s the only insurance against irrelevance.  Gary Hamel As I have explored the word pioneer and what that means for those who carry its name, I have often stumbled across the word innovator in the process. Many pioneers in the fields of science, design, politics, economics and many others have also been innovators. …

Building Up and Knocking Down

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As I continue my reflections on pioneer ministry I come to the area which intrigues me the most… The idea of building up and knocking down. The idea links back to one of the earlier posts in this pioneer series entitled ‘foot soldiers‘ which looks at the background of the word in the military.  Whilst looking at this early root I discovered …