What You Must Consider if You're Going to Be an Innovator in the ARM Industry Published on: 18 February 2021 at 04:19 a.m. ET Feb. 18, 2021, 4:19 a.m. Feb. 18, 2021, 9:36 a.m. insideARM.com The iA Institute series. Written by or recorded with members of the iA Innovation Council, the series of articles and videos showcases thought leadership in analytics, communications, payments, and compliance technology for the accounts receivable management industry. “Innovation” as a concept can be unnecessarily intimidating. To many, it suggests an uncomfortable sense of ambiguity and white space. In fact, nearly all great examples of innovation follow specific fact patterns and behaviors like discipline, thoughtfulness, designed failure, analytic rigor, and patience. The “big bang” innovation is extremely rare. As one simple example, Thomas Edison was fired from his first two jobs (!) and withstood roughly 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at creating the light bulb before he actually figured it out.