“Obama sees everything backward. Where Americans see individual achievement, he sees government's work. Where we see failing companies, he sees innovation worth subsidizing. Where we see the need for economic growth, he sees a need for higher taxes.” NeedsGovernmentIndividualGrowthCompanyFailingEconomicHigherTaxesAchievementInnovationEconomic GrowthIndividual Achievement Author:Reince Priebus
“Many innovations fail because consumers irrationally overvalue the old while companies irrationally overvalue the new.” CompanyFailingInnovationConsumers Book:Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Source: Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
“There are two sure ways to fail: never get started and quit before you succeed. Many companies promote the language of risk-taking and innovation but are so concerned with short term profit goals that their culture discourages innovation (trying new things) and abandons promising projects too soon. It shouldn't require exceptional moral courage to try new things and stick with them.” WayTryingTwoCultureLanguageGoalTermCompanyMoralFailingRiskSucceedProjectsConcernedInnovationSticksProfitQuittingAbandonNew ThingsExceptionalShort TermDiscouragingRisk-takingMoral CourageTrying New Things Author:Michael Josephson
“The very ability to empathize with a user requires that I have an understanding of that user's value and needs. This is what leads to many product fails. The individuals developing the innovation don't actually use it.” NeedsUseValuesIndividualUnderstandingAbilityFailingProductsInnovationDevelopingUsers Author:David Livermore
“Trust is consistently seen as a make or break component of innovation - particularly because the freedom to fail is an important part of innovation.” ImportantBreakFailingInnovationConsistentlyComponentsMake Or Break Author:David Livermore