My whole life has been about connecting things that aren't connected.

- Joichi Ito

Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creativity along the way.

- Joichi Ito

Upholding human rights is not merely compatible with fighting terrorism, it is essential.

- Joichi Ito

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.

- Joichi Ito

Education is something that other people do to you. Learning is something you do for yourself.

- Joichi Ito

I don’t think education is about centralized instruction anymore; rather, it is the process [of] establishing oneself as a node in a broad network of…

- Joichi Ito

Want to increase innovation? Lower the cost of failure.

- Joichi Ito

Money creates a power relationship between the payer and the payee.

- Joichi Ito

Education is what people do to you. Learning is what you do to yourself. Focus on being connected, always learning, fully aware and super present.

- Joichi Ito