“Designers are by nature more inquisitive, more connected. They dig a little deeper in terms of insights. They turn those insights into innovation. That connection to the consumer is absolutely critical in driving innovation. It’s critical that design isn’t subjugated to the back room as a short order cook for marketing or for merchandising or sales. It has to be up front.” LittlesOrderTurnsTermRoomsFrontsDesignConnectionsInnovationMarketingDeeperInsightConnectedCriticalDrivingConsumersCooksDesignerInquisitiveMerchandising Author:Mark Parker
“If one sentence were to sum up the mechanism driving the Great Stagnation, it is this: Recent and current innovation is more geared to private goods than to public goods. That simple observation ties together the three major macroeconomic events of our time: growing income inequality, stagnant median income, and the financial crisis.” IfsTogetherThreeSimpleGrowingEventsMajorsInnovationCrisisFinancialCurrentsSentencesDrivingIncomeObservationInequalityTiesOur TimeGoodsMechanismStagnationStagnantFinancial CrisisIncome InequalityOne SentenceMacroeconomicsMedian Author:Tyler Cowen
“I try to build on our management philosophy. I try to understand what the threats and opportunities are for us. Uh, I try to make sure that we're driving innovation and creative destruction hard enough so we're not blindsided, and that our attitude is to, in starting any initiative, any business, is to focus on how we can create value for others, rather than how we maximize profit, because you can make money focusing on, "How do I maximize profit?"” TryingHardEnoughPhilosophyValuesOpportunityAttitudeCreativeFocusDestructionInnovationManagementThreatStartingProfitDrivingMaking MoneyInitiativeCreative Destruction Author:Charles Koch
“In general, the questions that are on our mind are the same questions that have been driving our work over the past decade. How do we bring order to this messy, unpredictable world of innovation? How can we dramatically improve the chances of creating a successful new-growth business? How can we do this again and again? More specifically, it has become very clear that the fundamental paradigms of market segmentation and branding are badly broken - and we're working on developing more useful theories for these dimensions of innovation.” WorldMindPastChanceSuccessfulBrokenInnovationDrivingBrandingUnpredictableMessyParadigmOver The Past Author:Clayton Christensen
“Truly creative people care a little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing. Their driving focus is the life force that surges in them now.” PeopleLittlesDoneCareForceCreativityCreativeFocusInnovationDrivingAssBe CreativeBad AssCreative PeopleCreativity And InnovationCreative Life Author:Alan Cohen
“Technology is driving the innovation. Technology is driving the creativity. Technology and the use of that is going to determine our workers' ability to compete in the 21st century global marketplace.” UseAbilityCreativityTechnologyCenturyInnovationWorkersDetermineDriving21st CenturyMarketplace Author:Ron Kind
“We're focused on providing innovations in software, driving the continuous improvement for a much better experience, and there's a lot going on here that speaks to this decade and what's going to happen in this decade. We can kind of sum it up in terms of saying, "Yes, you can."” KindHappensSpeakTermInnovationFocusedDecadesImprovementDrivingSoftwareProvidingSaying YesContinuous ImprovementYes You Can Author:Bill Gates
“This is one of the results of that adventurous spirit which is now stalking forth and raging for its own innovations. We have not only rejected AUTHORITY, but have also cast away EXPERIENCE; and often the unburthened vessel is driving to all points of the compass, and the passengers no longer know whither they are going. The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by QUOTATION.” KnowsMayAgeSpiritResultsWiseAuthorityInnovationCastsRageDrivingRejectedQuotationsCompassVesselAdventurousPassengersStalkingCast AwayAdventurous Spirit Author:Isaac D'Israeli
“Individual curiosity, often working without practical ends in mind, has always been a driving force for innovation.” MindEndsScienceIndividualForceInnovationCuriosityDrivingPracticalsDriving Force Book:The Science Matrix: The Journey, Travails, Triumphs Source: The Science Matrix: The Journey, Travails, Triumphs
“I recently had the opportunity to participate in 'Inc.''s first-ever 'Hire Power Awards' event in Washington, D.C. The event was a testament to the power of American entrepreneurship and the role that it plays in driving job creation and innovation in a wide array of industries.” FirstsPlayJobsOpportunityRolesEventsCreationIndustryInnovationWideDrivingEntrepreneurshipAwardsTestamentJob Creation Author:Karen Mills