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Leadership Mashups: Innovation

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Adam Walz
Adam Walz

The document contains a collection of quotes about innovation and creativity. It discusses breaking out of established patterns to look at things differently, not being afraid of new ideas, taking action after having an idea in the shower, failing occasionally to do something innovative, questioning conventional wisdom, listening for new ideas, experimentation, and thinking independently rather than all thinking alike.

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Leadership Mashups Innovation Created by Adam Walz
"Creativity involves breaking out of estab lished patterns in order to look at things in a different way." — Edward de Bono
"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. — John Cage I'm frightened of old ones ."
"Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference.“ — Nolan Bushnell
“ If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative .” — Woody Allen
The most successful people are those who are good at Plan B. — James Yorke
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. Now put the foundations under them. That is where they should be. — Henry David Thoreau
The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out . — Dee Hock
All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom. — H. G. Rickover
Perhaps, then, if we listen attentively, we shall hear… a faint flutter of wings; — Albert Camus Great ideas , it is said, come into the world as gently as doves . the gentle stirring of life and hope .
"Great is the human who has not lost his childlike heart." — Mencius
"The best way to kill creativity in a team is letting the boss speak first." — Victoria Holtz
“ Beware of the tyranny of making small changes to small things. Rather, make big changes to big things ." — Roger Enrico
"All it takes is one idea to solve an impossible problem." — Robert H. Schuller
“ Without experimentation, we might all still be living in caves and using rocks as tools." — Stefan Thomke
but then neither is survival. — Andrew Papageorge Innovation is not absolutely necessary,
Take the time to do it right, or make the time to do it again. — Daniel L. May
"Where all think alike, no one thinks very much." — Walter Lippman
Image Attributions Slide 1: Slide 1: http://flickr.com/photos/pancakejess/2056590892/ Slide 2: http://flickr.com/photos/jaredmoo/2113943480/ Slide 3: http://flickr.com/photos/viknanda/354815944/ Slide 4: http://flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2047183582/ Slide 5: http://flickr.com/photos/annia316/496772297/ Slide 6: http://flickr.com/photos/sis/366699012/ Slide 7: http://flickr.com/photos/80415664@N00/2049077286/ Slide 8: http://flickr.com/photos/emdot/73348258/ Slide 9: http://flickr.com/photos/80502454@N00/501890523/ Slide 10: http://flickr.com/photos/kidisland/665527171/ Slide 11: http://flickr.com/photos/thesullys/61095237/ Slide 12: http://flickr.com/photos/foundphotoslj/1133303891/ Slide 13: http://flickr.com/photos/makelessnoise/1271998011/ Slide 14: http://flickr.com/photos/oskay/472097903/ Slide 15: http://flickr.com/photos/86624586@N00/11207971/ Slide 16: http://flickr.com/photos/ul_marga/755378645/ Slide 17: http://flickr.com/photos/gmprod/2043072523/ Slide 18: http://flickr.com/photos/gaetanlee/421949167/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Contact me: [email_address]

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Leadership Mashups: Innovation

  • 1. Leadership Mashups Innovation Created by Adam Walz
  • 2. "Creativity involves breaking out of estab lished patterns in order to look at things in a different way." — Edward de Bono
  • 3. "I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. — John Cage I'm frightened of old ones ."
  • 4. "Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference.“ — Nolan Bushnell
  • 5. “ If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative .” — Woody Allen
  • 6. The most successful people are those who are good at Plan B. — James Yorke
  • 7. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. Now put the foundations under them. That is where they should be. — Henry David Thoreau
  • 8. The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out . — Dee Hock
  • 9. All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom. — H. G. Rickover
  • 10. Perhaps, then, if we listen attentively, we shall hear… a faint flutter of wings; — Albert Camus Great ideas , it is said, come into the world as gently as doves . the gentle stirring of life and hope .
  • 11. "Great is the human who has not lost his childlike heart." — Mencius
  • 12. "The best way to kill creativity in a team is letting the boss speak first." — Victoria Holtz
  • 13. “ Beware of the tyranny of making small changes to small things. Rather, make big changes to big things ." — Roger Enrico
  • 14. "All it takes is one idea to solve an impossible problem." — Robert H. Schuller
  • 15. “ Without experimentation, we might all still be living in caves and using rocks as tools." — Stefan Thomke
  • 16. but then neither is survival. — Andrew Papageorge Innovation is not absolutely necessary,
  • 17. Take the time to do it right, or make the time to do it again. — Daniel L. May
  • 18. "Where all think alike, no one thinks very much." — Walter Lippman
  • 19. Image Attributions Slide 1: Slide 1: http://flickr.com/photos/pancakejess/2056590892/ Slide 2: http://flickr.com/photos/jaredmoo/2113943480/ Slide 3: http://flickr.com/photos/viknanda/354815944/ Slide 4: http://flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2047183582/ Slide 5: http://flickr.com/photos/annia316/496772297/ Slide 6: http://flickr.com/photos/sis/366699012/ Slide 7: http://flickr.com/photos/80415664@N00/2049077286/ Slide 8: http://flickr.com/photos/emdot/73348258/ Slide 9: http://flickr.com/photos/80502454@N00/501890523/ Slide 10: http://flickr.com/photos/kidisland/665527171/ Slide 11: http://flickr.com/photos/thesullys/61095237/ Slide 12: http://flickr.com/photos/foundphotoslj/1133303891/ Slide 13: http://flickr.com/photos/makelessnoise/1271998011/ Slide 14: http://flickr.com/photos/oskay/472097903/ Slide 15: http://flickr.com/photos/86624586@N00/11207971/ Slide 16: http://flickr.com/photos/ul_marga/755378645/ Slide 17: http://flickr.com/photos/gmprod/2043072523/ Slide 18: http://flickr.com/photos/gaetanlee/421949167/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Contact me: [email_address]