Robin Chase

Innovation is a country's lifeblood. Imagine if our lives stayed exactly the same! On the other hand, people hate change because they can't quite see the future; it can be unnerving. And big companies and governments (who occasionally respond to their constituents who like the status quo) are not that easy to change.

By enabling innovation - 1) creating a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship; 2) reducing barriers and costs to experimentation; and 3) reducing the costs of the innovation inputs - government can make it possible for people to do the changing themselves. In this talk, Robin Chase - founder of car-sharing service Zipcar - discusses people-powered innovation.