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TECHNOLOGY
AND ITS
MULTIPLE
PHASES
Extracts from a speech by APJ at
SA Engineering College, Chennai on
21st Aug 2014
Innovation aspect of creativity is seeing the same thing
A nation’s economic development is powered as everybody else, but thinking of something
by competitiveness. Competitiveness is different. Innovation and creativity ultimately
powered by knowledge. Knowledge is powered results into the culture of excellence.
by technology. Technology is powered by
innovation. Technology and innovation are Culture of Excellence
powered by resource investment. Innovation Excellence in thinking and action is the
opens up new vistas of knowledge and new foundation for any mission. What is
dimensions to our imagination to make excellence? Friends, you all belong to the youth
everyday life more meaningful and richer in community, which should stand for culture
depth and content. Innovation is born out of of excellence. Moreover, excellence is not by
creativity. accident. It is a process, where an individual or
organization or nation continuously strives to
Creativity better oneself. The performance standards are
In a knowledge society, we have to make set by themselves, they work on their dreams
innovations continuously. Innovations come with focus and are prepared to take calculated
through creativity. Creativity comes from risks and do not be deterred by failures as they
beautiful minds. It can be anywhere and any move towards their dreams. Then they step up
part of the world. It may start from a fisherman their dreams, as they tend to reach the original
hamlet or a farmer's household or a dairy farm targets. They strive to work to their potential,
or cattle breeding center or it could emanate in the process, they increase their performance
from classrooms or labs or industries or R&D thereby multiplying further their potential, and
centers. Creativity has multi dimensions this is an unending life cycle phenomenon. They
like inventions, discoveries and innovations. are not in competition with anyone else, but
Creative mind has the ability to imagine or themselves. That is the culture of excellence. I
invent something new by combining, changing am sure; each one of you will aspire to become
or reapplying existing ideas. Creative person unique with culture of excellence.
has an attitude to accept change and newness,
a willingness to play with ideas and possibilities, Learning integrated system design
a flexibility of outlook, the habit of enjoying I was assigned a project to design a low-
the good, while looking for ways to improve it. level attack aircraft together with five other
Creativity is a process through which, we can colleagues. I was given the responsibility of
continuously improve ideas and find unique system design and system integration by
solutions by making gradual alterations and integrating other team members. Also, I was
refinements to our works. The important responsible for aerodynamic and structural
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