Key post (blog post 3)

Of the 8 values of freedom, the one that resonates with me the most is promoting innovation. promoting innovation is all about free speech and how the ability of free speech allows American citizens to stay creative with just about everything. Promoting innovation in my opinion is the most important value of expression. without the value of promoting innovation, who knows where we would be today, still riding horses?, still using lanterns? With the promotion of innovation we as Americans were able to invent new and better things. This all stems from having the ability of free speech, or rather a free mind. Out of the eight values of freedom, the one that feels most personal to me is once again, the promotion of innovation. This is because it resonates with me on a deeper level. Back home I work for a retail company that sells everything from canoes to hiking shoes. It's like a better REI. While working here my bosses are very open to the idea of free speech. They want you to speak your mind, tell them how you feel, and if you have ideas for the business they want to hear it. Naturally, I am a very curious and creative person. Almost every day I had questions or ideas about the store. Since my bosses were super open to all of my feelings and ideas they did not go unnoticed and got implemented into the everyday work force. Without the promotion of innovation I would not have been able to talk to my bosses in this way and help improve the business. This also happens everywhere in the US, it's not just specific to me. People have ideas all the time and need a way to share them. they go to their boss, friends, family, or even social media to share these ideas. Without the innovation of Facebook we would not have nearly, if any of the social media platforms we have today. With Zuck’s innovation of social media, it sparked others to have similar ideas and create new social media platforms that rival the original. Without the promotion of innovation, we would be nowhere today.