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“Naïas is a way,” it seems. I must admit that the answer disturbed me somewhat and also pleased me a lot. Many would just take the time to consolidate this achievement and make a good living out of it, in short, to make it a goal. This is not the case with Cindy whose goal is quite different. It’s about Cindy using Naïas as an annuity to forge other start-ups, other businesses, here and elsewhere.

Here again, in order to give a good account of what I understand of her projects/dreams, a summary is necessary. Cindy’s objectives: speak the following seven languages: English, Italian, Chinese, German, Russian, Arabic and sign language. She has ticked off 3/7 and by accident she speaks Creole and is nearly fluent in Dutch; seeing a maximum of countries in the world, she has already seen more than 30 of them; having a nice apartment in …Paris and spending the months of the year in the countries she likes according to the season; becoming a black belt in Taekwondo; being totally free in an entrepreneurial way and she’s in the 2/3 stage of that plan since Naias has yet to become an annuity. This will allow her to get involved in causes that are important to her.

All the best!

I retain two essential points from Mrs. Cindy Dorkenoo. The first is a quote: “Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness – Alejandro Jodorowsky”. The second point is an invitation to readers: “Think about building the stairs to your goals, because without intermediate steps, they will remain dreams!”

Question 2: what do you think about Mrs. Cindy Dorkenoo’s journey?

Figure 2.1. Mrs. Cindy Dorkenoo. For a color version of the figure, see www.iste.co.uk/latouche/innovation.zip

1 1 These are French higher education establishments. They are prestigious and have been attended by some of French society’s most influential, including French presidents.

2 2 French equivalent of a master’s level degree.

3 3 BA level equivalent degree.