Innovation Quotes - Page 18

The last decade of Internet evolution has been marked by innovation. That innovation has been a consequence of the open and neutral access that the Internet has afforded up until now.

Swipe from the best, then adapt.

We cannot innovate without opening the door to havoc.

What seems extraordinary is that the richest countries in the world, in terms of economic output, are the ones where we work hardest. You would have thought that the end of all this innovation, technological advancement, and financial wizardry should be to create less work, not more of it.

Good intentions can often lead to unintended consequences. It is hard to imagine a law intended for the workforce known to Henry Ford can serve the needs of a workplace shaped by the innovations of Bill Gates.

Boston is known for its innovation.

Great innovations should not be forced on slender majorities.

The definition of art has to shift whenever an innovator appears.

The lightning spark of thought generated in the solitary mind awakens its likeness in another mind.

In spite of the extraordinary outpouring of totally and partially new products and new ways of doing things that we are witnessing today, by far the greatest flow of newness is not innovation at all. Rather, it is imitation.

If you find it difficult to accept failure then you simply won't get any innovation because employees will be too frightened

Innovations that drive lasting economic growth emerge from the most advanced science, mathematics and technology.

As much as we sometimes roll our eyes at the ivory-tower isolation of universities, they continue to serve as remarkable engines of innovation.

When a nanotech company matures and becomes a real business, it becomes something else. It becomes a biotech company or a cleantech company or a memory chip company. Nanotechnology has fueled the core innovations in electronics and energy.

The companies that get innovation right, again and again, are the ones that feel what their customers feel. That is true user-centered innovation

The struggle between the opponents and defenders of capitalism is a struggle between innovators who do not know what innovation to make and conservatives who do not know what to conserve.

I'm building on purpose. I'm building that tipping point. I'm building that law of diffusion of innovation.

In my mind, so-called "cultures of innovation" really boil down to one word: curiosity.

India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.

Principle #6: Recognition that change and reform are not identical, and that innovation is a devouring conflagration more often than it is a torch of progress.

It's very hard to establish an economy of trustworthiness. The key is continuing to innovate and to keep your customers through innovation, because the customers can leave. But once you are a dominant player that continues to innovate and provide a good deal, customers will stay with you.

The world needs a better understanding of how to encourage innovation. And innovators need to get better at it. Sign me up.

Rapid innovation is the cure for the ills we face, but because innovation is difficult and susceptible to failure, we might need to rethink the way we approach innovation and how we drive it through our companies.

The time to go into a new business is when it’s badly run by others.

We should all seek to innovate, or be curious about innovation. Innovation truly is one of our greatest gifts.