Innovation comes ultimately from a diversity of perspectives. So when you combine ideas from different industries or different cultures, that's when you have the best sense of developing groundbreaking ideas.
Frans JohanssonRead
To be an inventor, you have to be willing to live with a sense of uncertainty, to work in this darkness and grope towards an answer, to put up with anxiety about whether there is an answer.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Inventing requires embracing uncertainty and the unknown as part of the creative process.
This quote by Ray Dolby highlights the inherent challenges in the process of invention, emphasizing that inventors must be comfortable with both the uncertainties and anxieties that come with exploring new ideas. The journey towards innovation often involves navigating through confusion and doubt before arriving at a solution, requiring persistence and courage.
Themes
InventionUncertaintyCreativityInnovationProcess
In practice
Example use cases
During a technology conference, a speaker discussed how embracing uncertainty can lead to groundbreaking inventions.
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