Taking Risks, Breaking The Rules, And Being

Alan Kay's Famous Aphorism Is That Perspective Is Worth 80 Iq Points. An Innovative Insight Is Not The Product Of An Individual's Brilliance. It's Not As If Innovators' Heads Are Wired In Different Ways. Innovation Typically Comes From Looking At The World Through A Slightly Different Lens.

Out There In Some Garage Is An Entrepreneur Who's Forging A Bullet With Your Company's Name On It. You've Got One Option Now - To Shoot First. You've Got To Out Innovate The Innovators.

Like A Child Star Whose Fame Fades As The Years Advance, Many Once-innovative Companies Become Less So As They Mature.

In An Increasingly Non-linear Economy, Incremental Change Is Not Enough-you Have To Build A Capacity For Strategy Innovation, One That Increases Your Ability To Recognize New Opportunities.

The Problem With The Future Is That It Is Different, If You Are Unable To Think Differently, The Future Will Always Arrive As A Surprise.