The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.
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The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
The things we fear most in organizations - fluctuations, disturbances,_x000D_ _x000D_ imbalances - are the primary sources of creativity.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.
We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Mastering the art of asking questions is essential to creativity and innovation. A More Beautiful Question should be standard reading for all aspiring design thinkers as well an inspiration to those searching for a life of curiosity and meaning.
There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.
Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.
The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
The years after 50 can be a time of great productivity, meaningful work, pleasure, creativity, and innovation. It's a huge opportunity.
It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.
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