In search of innovative talent

INNOVATION and disruption are the buzz words that dot the business landscape today. At a consumer level, we can order taxi rides conveniently from our smartphones and get food delivered to us at top speed. But at work, what do these buzz words really mean?

There is no one right - or easy- answer. Socially, younger generations are increasingly setting the agenda as the politically and economically dominant age group. They have grown up in an Internet-enabled world, and they're interacting and consuming in radically different ways than their parents. They have high expectations for service, choice and ease of doing business. Innovation is a part of their everyday lives.

Yet, creating an innovative workplace and developing an innovative workforce remain a challenge. In 2011, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak stated that although many people in Singapore were well-educated, our society lacked in creative elements as people were not taught to think for themselves.