Innovation Quotes - Page 3

Whether you're a farmer, builder or engineer, the opportunities are equal: Just add a little innovation.

There is a crucial distinction to be made between innovation and originality. The second, unlike the first, can never break with what preceded it: to be original, an artist must also belong to the tradition from which he departs. To put it another way, he must violate the expectations of his audience, but he must also, in countless ways, uphold and endorse them.

The greatest invention in the world is the mind of a child.

The paradox of innovation is that it is accepted as an innovation when it has become imitation.

Nobody's going to fix the world for us, but working together, making use of technological innovations and human communities alike, we might just be able to fix it ourselves.

In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable.

The real work of social innovation is to fix our broken human systems.

Risk-taking is the essence of innovation.

Organizations, by their very nature are designed to promote order and routine. They are inhospitable environments for innovation.

The truth is that only 1% of all new words are totally new, and of those an even smaller percentage are conjured up out of thin air. The vast majority of coinages are the product of some kind of repurposing, and the result has always been a mix of tradition and innovation.

Technology is an important element in progress. See, we can always do something better. We can improve water technology, or energy efficiency. There is always progress forward using technology and that's where innovation starts.

There is no one, right way to design or develop anything. To a large degree, it needs to reflect the culture  -  especially the innovation culture  -  of a company.

Establish a place of work where engineers can feel the joy of technological innovation, be aware of their mission to society and work to their heart's content.

Any good music must be an innovation.

Good design is partially creativity and innovation, but primarily knowledge and awareness.

We owe our existence to innovation. Our species exists thanks to four billion years of genetic innovation.

For CEOs today, it's all about acheieving growth and efficiency through innovation. It's not about product innovation so much anymore as about innovating business models. process, culture and management.

Imagination is ... the foundation of all invention and innovation.

There's no good idea that cannot be improved on.

Innovation is key. Only those who have the agility to change with the market and innovate quickly will survive.

Recognizing our responsibilities as industrialists, we will devote ourselves to the progress and development of society and the well-being of people through our business activities, thereby enhancing the quality of life throughout the world.

Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote.

We've reached the end of incrementalism. Only those companies that are capable of creating industry revolutions will prosper in the new economy.

Tradition is a challenge to innovation.

You cannot mandate productivity, you must provide the tools to let people become their best.