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Tuesday, 18 October 2011 09:37

"Simple Truths about Innovation" Spotlights JESNA & The Jewish Education Project's Upcoming Jewish Futures Conference at the GA

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From eJewishPhilanthropy:

by David Bryfman

In the general discourse surrounding innovation in the Jewish world, two dichotomies have emerged as simple truths.

First, creativity and innovation are the domain of young people (generally conceived of as under 30 or perhaps under 36).

Second, so called legacy institutions are unable to be innovative as this is the market of young upstart organizations and renegade individuals.

I categorize these as simple because the reality is far more complex. And yet I still choose to call them truths rather than fallacy, because in some respects the opposite has yet to fully emerge as the dominant paradigm in the Jewish world.

Read the full article at eJewishPhilanthropy...

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