I don’t want to simplify the political process too much. There’s a huge amount of stuff going on in something as big as an election – especially this one.

I’ll ponder putting the election in a nice EAB framework…hmmm

m-w.com defines “innovation” n. as: 1. the introduction of something new. 2. a new idea, method, or device

But at the end of the day, like everything else, innovation or newness is all relative.

It’s interesting that the environment/market selects for innovation, but this behavior is made up of a ton of individuals and their individual behavior (seen as choices by novices like me, who try to hold dearly to the illusion that I am in control of my daily selection and I’m not just conditioned).

Does Barack’s “I’m asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington…I’m asking you to believe in yours.” work within this paradigm? He’s talking about a sea change which is only possible if the masses of the market respond to his stimulus and select differently than they have in the past. He excites, inspires and reinforces different behavior than other candidates. He can harness the idea of behavior to attempt to change it among the voting public.

Of course, he’s only doing that because he’s receiving reinforcement for doing so…