We Owe Our Existence To Innovation. Our

**new Business Concepts Are Always, Always The Product Of Lucky Foresight.** That's Right - The Essential Insight Doesn't Come Out Of Any Dirigiste Planning Process; It Comes Form Some Cocktail Of Happenstance, Desire, Curiosity, Ambition And Need. But At The End Of The Day, There Has To Be A Degree Of Foresight -- A Sense Of Where New Riches Lie. So Radical Innovation Is Always One Part Fortuity And One Part Clearheaded Vision. [first-line Bold By Author] [2002] P.23

I'm A Capitalist By Conviction And Profession. I Believe The Best Economic System Is One That Rewards Entrepreneurship And Risk-taking, Maximizes Customer Choice, Uses Markets To Allocate Scarce Resources And Minimizes The Regulatory Burden On Business.

Fact Is, Inventing An Innovative Business Model Is Often Mostly A Matter Of Serendipity.

The Real Damper On Employee Engagement Is The Soggy, Cold Blanket Of Centralized Authority. In Most Companies, Power Cascades Downwards From The Ceo. Not Only Are Employees Disenfranchised From Most Policy Decisions, They Lack Even The Power To Rebel Against Egocentric And Tyrannical Supervisors.

Any Company That Cannot Imagine The Future Won't Be Around To Enjoy It.