Quotes from Tom Kelley

The history of discovery is full of creative serendipity.

It's not about just coming up with the one genius idea that solves the problem, but trying and failing at a hundred other solutions before arriving at the best one.

Great groups believe they are on a mission from God. Beyond mere financial success, they genuinely believe they will make the world a better place.

New opportunities for innovation open up when you start the creative problem-solving process with empathy toward your target audience—whether

Design thinking is a way of finding human needs and creating new solutions using the tools and mindsets of design practitioners.

But to act, most of us must first overcome the fears that have blocked our creativity in the past.

creative confidence is about believing in your ability to create change in the world around you.

I'm quite comfortable with making the odd mistake, if it comes in the pursuit of new opportunities and new ideas Rob Fyfe, Air New Zealand CEO

five guidelines that can improve your next karaoke experience—and your innovation culture: • Keep your sense of humor • Build on the energy of others • Minimize hierarchy • Value team camaraderie and trust • Defer judgment—at least temporarily

If a problem is not worth solving, it's not worth solving well.

we've found is that we don't have to generate creativity from scratch. We just need to help people rediscover what they already have: the capacity to imagine—or build upon—new-to-the-world ideas. But the real value of creativity doesn't emerge until you are brave enough to act on those ideas. That combination of thought and action defines creative confidence: the ability to come up with new ideas and the courage to try them out.

What matters most in the end, though, is this: your belief in your capacity to create positive change and the courage to take action.

people are insecure, they're not at their best. If they don't feel like they have the respect of their peers or their boss, they try to boost themselves through self-promotion. Instead of focusing on their work and feeling good about what they produce, they get sidetracked worrying about what other people think.

when people are insecure, they're not at their best. If they don't feel like they have the respect of their peers or their boss, they try to boost themselves through self-promotion. Instead of focusing on their work and feeling good about what they produce, they get sidetracked worrying about what other people think.

Work doesn't have to feel like "Work with a capital W." You should be able to feel passion, purpose, and meaning in whatever you do. And that shift in perspective can open up a world of possibilities.

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They live in the active voice.

When you open your mind to the possibility that your capabilities are unlimited and unknown, you already have your running shoes on and are ready to race forward.

Effort is the path to mastery, so let's at least give this a try.

Start with a growth mindset, the deep-seated belief that your true potential is still unknown. That you are not limited to only what you have been able to do before.

Linus Pauling famously said, "If you want a good idea, start with a lot of ideas.

flipping"—changing from one state of mind to another.

If your CEO has enough good ideas to fuel the company's growth objectives in perpetuity, maybe you don't need to tap into the reservoir of talent at other levels of the organization. But the most innovative companies in the twenty-first century have transitioned from command-and-control organizations to a participatory approach that involves collaboration and teamwork.

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