Quotes About Innovation

Passion is the thing that will help you create the highest expression of your talent. —LARRY SMITH, TEDx, NOVEMBER 2011

Leaders are fascinated by the future. You are a leader if, and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress, and deeply dissatisfied with the status quo." He

Passion isn't enough, but when passion meets aptitude it can change the world.

novelty is the single most effective way to capture a person's attention.

The sequence that made Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Dream Speech" the greatest speech of the twentieth century had all been improvised. The words "I have a dream" are not in the original copy of the speech!

Great conversations or presentations take you to ideas you'd never considered.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost. —FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

Innovation occurs because Apple made an association that none of its competitors had considered

Apple makes computers but its employees believe in the company's bigger vision, which is to make tools to improve people's lives

A mission statement describes what you make; a vision is how you will make the world a better place.

Passion is meaningless without vision. Innovation demands both.

Innovation is a new way of doing things that results in positive change. It makes life better.

Vision drive innovation and keeps the energy level high when the inevitable setbacks occur.

Steve Jobs always believed in the beauty of his dreams to change the world. Do you believe in yours?

Big, bold visions have a way of inspiring teams

Studying brands outside of your industry can spark creative brainstorms.

Andy Hertzfeld, an original member of the Apple team and now an engineer at Google, once said that what Jobs taught him was to "follow your heart" and only great work comes out of doing what you adore.

One technique to jump-start your creativity is to embrace new experiences.

What TED celebrates is the gift of the human imagination." —Sir Ken Robinson, TED 2006

IDEAS ARE THE CURRENCY OF the twenty-first century. Some

Over time culture turns into an incredible competitive advantage that no one can take away from you," Herrera told me. "If your service is any good at all, people will try to duplicate it. But a great culture is practically impossible to duplicate unless you have the same great people.

Jobs and Wozniak shared a common vision - to build a computer everyone could afford and use.

Seven principles that drive Steve Jobs - 1. Career - Do what you love 2. Vision - Put a dent in the Universe 3. Thoughts - Kick start your brain 4. Customers - Sell dreams, not products 5. Design - Say no to 1,000 things 6. Experience - Create insanely great experiences 7. Story - Master the message

Vision begins with you.