Remember, the Chapter's Innovation Initiative starts next month.  To help you start understanding what innovation is and why it is so important, here is the link to a recent, in-depth article from the New York Times on one of our country's lost jewels of innovation, Bell Labs. Knowing a bit about what Bell Labs contributed to this country and how it worked is a good start on thinking more clearly about how to reinvigorate the creative process for our own times and region. (A digital subscription may be required for full access.)