In this talk, Shahar Larry will discuss the “Innovation is awesome” myth - how people celebrate innovation and innovators and yet they reject innovation. He also explains why people are bad at innovating and finally introduces a measure of hope in the form of the Measurement Problem and how DCT can be the key for a better innovation ecosystem.

Shahar Larry has been innovating professionally for nearly 20 years. He is experienced in conceptualizing innovation, designing and realizing strategies, business model development, new product and service development, problem solving and storytelling.
Shahar spent a decade innovating with some of the world’s most prominent multinationals, as well as with exciting startups, in many sectors including: fintech, IoT, VR, services, consumer products, pharma, medical devices, telco, 3D printing, energy, oil and gas, food and beverages, and many more.
Although Shahar is critical of the mechanics of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, he is, nevertheless an enthusiast. As an entrepreneur he has founded and led 4 companies and has been involved in dozens of other ventures. He served as a mentor in accelerators, designed and led incubator programs and in general is well versed in the Israeli and international startup ecosystem.
Over the past couple of years, Shahar’s focus has shifted to collaborative technologies (especially blockchain) and the promotion of high-impact innovation.
Shahar holds an MBA from INSEAD (where he teaches from time to time as visiting faculty) and B.Sc. in physics & philosophy from the Tel-Aviv University. Innovatore a livello professionale da quasi vent’anni, ha esperienza nell’ambito della concettualizzazione dell’innovazione, nella creazione e realizzazione di strategie innovative, nello sviluppo di modelli di business, nuovi prodotti e servizi, oltre che in problem solving e storytelling.

Ha collaborato per dieci anni con alcune delle più importanti multinazionali a livello mondiale e con startup di successo dedicandosi a vari ambiti, tra cui: fintech, loT, realtà virtuale, servizi, beni di consumo, dispositivi medici, stampa 3D, industria farmaceutica, delle telecomunicazioni, dell’energia, petrolifera e del gas, alimentare e non solo. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx