Quotes About Innovation

A new untruth is better than an old truth.

A person's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.

One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.

That at any rate is the theory of our Constitution. It is an experiment, as all life is an experiment.

Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.

It is perfectly easy to be original by violating the laws of decency and the canons of good taste.

A thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times.

Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay,That was built in such a logical wayIt ran a hundred years to a day?

A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.

In today's world, it is no longer unimaginable to think that business can operate - and even thrive - in an environmentally-friendly manner.

If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.

Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.

Encourage creative disruption: Random hostilities are not what the organization needs, but if nobody's pissed off, maybe you're not pushing hard enough. "Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles.

I'm pretty content with what I have, but the one thing that I don't have is something like the iPod - but PC-based. I think that would be cool.

adaptive thinking, being flexible, and encouraging innovation.

Drucker argued that this decentralization was key to the success of GM.

Many of the best and most conspicuous examples of strategic principles come from companies that were founded on them, companies such as eBay, Dell, Vanguard, Southwest Airlines, and Wal-Mart ("Low prices, every day"). The founders of those companies espoused a clear guiding principle that summarized the essence of what would become a full-blown business strategy.

where his blueprint called for retooling his research and development functions, the target was clear: new products should account for 20 percent of the company's portfolio each year, and all products needed to score a minimum 60-40 preference among relevant consumers versus competitor products, and offer a better nutritional profile.

GLOBE initiative,

A good businessman must have nose for business the same way a journalist has nose for news. In places where people see a lot of obstacles, I see a lot of opportunities. A good businessman sees where others don't see.