“One way to cope with the provocations of novel art is to rest firm and maintain solid standards... set by the critic's long-practiced taste and by his conviction that only those innovations will be significant which promote the established direction of advanced art.” WayLongArtNovelTasteStandardsArt IsInnovationCriticsConvictionSignificantOne WayFirmProvocationStandards Set Author:Leo Steinberg
“In the history of enterprise, most of the protagonists of major new products and companies began their education - not in the classroom, where the old ways are taught, but in the factories and labs where new ways are wrought ... nothing has been so rare in recent years as an Ivy League graduate who has made a significant innovation in American enterprise.” WayYearsHas BeensMadeCompanyTaughtProductsMajorsCapitalismInnovationSignificantLeagueEnterpriseGraduatesFactoriesClassroomNew WaysLabsIvyProtagonistsOld WaysNew ProductsIvy League Author:George Gilder
“Innovation is not born out out of a committee; innovation is a fight. It’s messy, people die, but when the battle is over, something unimaginably significant has been achieved.” PeopleHas BeensDiesFightingBornBattleInnovationSignificantCommitteesMessy Author:Rands
“Innovation is significant positive change.” InnovationSignificantPositive Change Author:Scott Berkun
“If you want real, significant, sustainable change, you need talented, committed local line leaders. If the line manager is not innovating, then innovation is not going to occur.” IfsWantNeedsRealLinesLeaderInnovationCommittedSignificantLocalsManagers Author:Peter Senge
“We paired this announcement of the R&D [commitment] with the so-called Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which is 27 [major investors] saying, "Hey, we'll put significant money into [energy innovations] when they're ready to spin out probably into startup companies."” EnergyCompanyReadyMajorsCommitmentInnovationSignificantHeyInvestorsBreakthroughCoalitionsAnnouncements Author:Bill Gates
“Throughout the history of the Internet, most of the innovation has come as a by-product of efforts to facilitate communication within social groups of various kinds (academics, bloggers, peer-to-peer file sharing), rather than as the result of profit-oriented investment. Rather than taking the lead, the business and government sectors have adopted innovations developed in Internet communities, and realised significant productivity gains as a result.” KindGovernmentSocialCommunityResultsEffortGroupsProductsCommunicationInternetGainsInnovationInvestmentProfitVariousLibertarianProductivitySignificantPeersAdoptedFilesRealisedFacilitateBloggersSocial GroupsFile Sharing Author:John Quiggin
“The roots of great innovation are never just in the technology itself. They are always in the wider historical context. They require new ways of seeing. As Einstein put it, 'The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.'” ThinkingWayProblemFacesLevelsTechnologySeeingRootsInnovationHistoricalSignificantNew WaysMaking ChangesHistorical Context Author:David Brooks
“We understand the need to balance our short- and longer-term needs because our revenue is the engine that funds all our innovation. But over time, our emerging high-usage products will likely generate significant new revenue streams for Google as well as for our partners, just as search does today.” NeedsWellsDoeTodayTermProductsInternetBalanceInnovationPartnersSignificantStreamsFundEnginesGoogleRevenueEmergingUsage Author:Larry Page
“There is only one ingredient for innovation and that is the power of the human mind. As long as a company is able to attract, enable, empower and retain the best of the brightest, it will have a play. As long as the leadership of companies ensure that the physically and mentally tired mind that leaves office at whatever 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm or 9:00 pm comes back mentally and physically reenergised and enthusiastic to add significant value to the customer next morning, the job is done.” MindHumansLongDonePlayAbleJobsValuesNextCompanyMorningOfficeInnovationTiredAddCustomersSignificantEmpoweringIngredientsHuman MindEnthusiasticPms Author:N. R. Narayana Murthy
“As IT enters the mobile-cloud era, IT providers need to be more innovative about addressing customers' fast changing needs. Over the past two years, Cisco and Citrix have collaborated to deliver significant innovation into the market. Now we are excited to accelerate our partnership into cloud, networking and mobility.” NeedsYearsTwoPastInnovationCloudsExcitedCustomersSignificantErasTwo YearsPartnershipInnovativeMobileNetworkingOver The PastProvidersMobilityAccelerateCisco Author:Padmasree Warrior