Joe Root has a fair claim on the title of England's best one-day batsman; not just on the stats but for his breathtakingly high-craft combination of balance, skill, innovation and other gears.
It had little to do with skills, innovation or debt.
Immigrants from around the world pumped new skills, innovation, enthusiasm and just plain hard work into a labour-hungry, creatively starved economy.
Instead, the business secretary was rewarded with an enhanced role, taking on responsibility for skills, innovation and science, and a new title: first secretary of state.
Ultimately it's in the interests of big companies to invest in the skills, innovation and export potential of the smaller ones they depend on.
"We have now got to the point where further significant cuts will do enormous damage to the things that really do matter, like science, skills, innovation and universities," he said.
"The recovery can't be taken for granted and we need significant investment in skills, innovation and infrastructure to boost productivity and ensure a sustainable economy that works for the many and not just the few".
In national budgets, we focus on education, health, we look at technology, skills, innovation, creativity.
Now, with Crisis Camps, Hackathons, Code4America, Random Hacks of Kindness (a particular favorite of mine), and Campus Party, we're seeing a new surge of possibility for welding skills, innovation and social needs.
The activities were designed to develop creative thinking, collaborative problem-solving skills, innovation, and the ability to use technology resources to accomplish assigned projects and goals.
