Innovation should not be confined within national borders as it needs to go where it is needed, and social issues are often fluid and can't be contained. National measurements only capture a given part of activities within a geographical area, missing out on cross-border flows that make up higher value points.
Lack of innovation and strategic thinking may lead to customers ending long-standing relationships with businesses like daily newspapers.
Collaborative synthesizim is a new global age phenomenon focusing on re-thinking and re-looking at the world. Innovators who master this technique will succeed in the new $100 trillion global economy.