“Collective judgment of new ideas is so often wrong that it is arguable that progress depends on individuals being free to back their own judgment despite collective disapproval.” IdeasIndividualProgressDependsJudgmentDespiteCollectivesIndividualismNew IdeasBeing FreeDisapproval Book:Theory of Economic Growth Source: Theory of Economic Growth
“When the first people started to argue against slavery, for example, this was a new idea. If you crowd-source, you'd never come up with this. And so the - exactly the kind of progress we've made couldn't be made if we depend it on crowd-sourcing.” PeopleIfsFirstsKindMadeIdeasProgressExampleSourceDependsSlaveryCome UpCrowdsArguingNew Ideas Author:Rebecca Goldstein
“A company's success no longer depends primarily on its ability to raise investment capital. Success depends on the ability of its people to learn together and produce new ideas.” PeopleIdeasTogetherAbilityCompanyProduceDependsRaisesInvestmentNew Ideas Author:Arie de Geus
“One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.” PeopleInspirationalIdeasTodayFacesSocialChangeChallengesSleepAbilityFailingYouthRevolutionDependsPeriodsSurvivalAwakeChanging The WorldNew IdeasIndifferentStatus QuoSocial ChangeProtectorVigilantFraternityLiabilityNotoriousChallenging Status QuoChallenging The Status QuoSocial Activism Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.