What about putting those three elements
together? Suppose we pay attention
to creativity, science, and technology.
Can we then get the innovations
we need?
Still no. That is the Silicon Valley
Illusion. Silicon Valley tries to reduceinnovation to an equation: science +
technology + creativity = innovation.
There are many social processes and
practices in the background that enable
Silicon Valley to be a technology
innovator. No one has been able to
replicate Silicon Valley in other places
because they do not understand all the
social processes, and even if they did,
the processes probably would not fit
with the culture of another region. It
is far better to establish close ties with
people in innovation regions than to
try to replicate their regions in yours.