Individual Reflection A guest lecturer had been invited in the institution for developing our understanding and knowledge about the importance of innovation in the culture of the business and other. For innovation speaker, we were provided with the best of Oman, the founder, and CEO of the innovation factory, Firas al Musafir. The lecture of the speaker was very influencing and motivating. He shared with us his experiences of childhood to explain to us the importance and need of the experimental space where one can perform experiments. He described himself and told us about his interest in quantum physics since childhood. He told us a story of his childhood where he made a small rocket for experiment and launched it in his backyard which exploded. The incident in his backyard and other different incidents told by him made him realize the importance of proper space for carrying out experiments and innovation ideas. The innovation factory was an outcome of his thought process for the need for innovation. We were also motivated about the passion of innovation which helped him reach his present level of success. He was also working with ITA (Information Technology Authority) 7 year ago but he had a vision for the development of the space of innovation for everyone where people can perform researches and develop innovations freely. This spirit in his words also made us realize the importance of having a vision and the need for innovation development. Intheinnovationfactory,theyprovidetheresearcherswiththedevices,equipment, machinery, and freedom for carrying out innovations. By the freedom, the innovation factory means the freedom of performing the innovation and the freedom in the idea of innovation. Firas al Musafir put stress on the freedom of innovation idea and expressed that the idea of innovation is a very personal topic and it may vary from individual to individual and time to time. The ideas which may have seemed not possible in the earlier time are successfully running in the present era. The same is the case with the formation of the innovation factory 1
but today it is also the award-winning the company and contributing in Oman's export trading. The working of the innovation factory was explained where they discussed the way their company works. He stated that any person who has any idea to bring innovation or build something new can approach to the innovation factory. He told us that many students also reach out to their company for building projects for them but innovation factory is set up to support the innovation and that is why they provide all sort of assistance in building, they teach how to build but doesn't build it for people.The profit sources of innovation factory were also discussed where we come to know that the innovation factory is a company registered under the ministry of commerce as a research and development company. The company earns from heavy clients and provides affordable and free research spaces to the people. The company has an open lab system to provide for freedom in researches. He also discussed the cost reduction by him and his fellows for building their company. Hence, the lecturer explained the topic of importance and process of innovation development with the reference to the innovation factory. 2