Being Resourceful/Innovative
Innovation: Sending ideas into the real world
Reading the article about innovation reminds me of one of my favorite books entitled “How the
Paper Fish Learned to Swim”.
How the Paper Fish Learned to Swim presents a fable as a springboard to unlocking creativity and
innovation. The book gives us a proven structure to encourage innovation in others, and to discover
the wonder of creating something that truly comes to life. As beautifully illustrated as it is
gracefully told, How the Paper Fish Learned to swim gives as the key to unlocking our greatest
resource . . . “the minds of people”. According to Einstein “Imagination is more powerful than
knowledge,” and he was right. Once an individual has come up with an idea that he or she
absolutely loves, the next step is to let it go into the world. By guiding them in letting go through
first honouring their original creations and ensuring that they have enough autonomous time to
tinker with them, we as an AgriDoc can be their guide in tranforming their ideas into reality.
