Mark Twain said a century ago, “It’s not what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s what you know for sure that ain’t so.
It’s not about just coming up with the one genius idea that solves the problem, but trying and failing at a hundred other solutions before arriving at the best one.
Great groups believe they are on a mission from God. Beyond mere financial success, they genuinely believe they will make the world a better place.
But to act, most of us must first overcome the fears that have blocked our creativity in the past.
I’m quite comfortable with making the odd mistake, if it comes in the pursuit of new opportunities and new ideas” Rob Fyfe, Air New Zealand CEO.
If a problem is not worth solving, it’s not worth solving well.
What matters most in the end, though, is this: your belief in your capacity to create positive change and the courage to take action.
The surprising, compelling mathematics of innovation: if you want more success, you have to be prepared to shrug off more failure.
Work doesn’t have to feel like “Work with a capital W.” You should be able to feel passion, purpose, and meaning in whatever you do. And that shift in perspective can open up a world of possibilities.
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They live in the active voice.
When you open your mind to the possibility that your capabilities are unlimited and unknown, you already have your running shoes on and are ready to race forward.
Effort is the path to mastery, so let’s at least give this a try.
Start with a growth mindset, the deep-seated belief that your true potential is still unknown. That you are not limited to only what you have been able to do before.
If your CEO has enough good ideas to fuel the company’s growth objectives in perpetuity, maybe you don’t need to tap into the reservoir of talent at other levels of the organization. But the most innovative companies in the twenty-first century have transitioned from command-and-control organizations to a participatory approach that involves collaboration and teamwork.
Design thinking is a way of finding human needs and creating new solutions using the tools and mindsets of design practitioners.
Deep empathy for people makes our observations powerful sources of inspiration.
Creative confidence is like a muscle – it can be strengthened and nurtured through effort and experience.
But as you look at the sweep of your life and start to think of a legacy that survives beyond it, giving others the opportunity to live up to their creative capacity seems like a worthy purpose.
As Nobel laureate Linus Pauling famously said, “If you want a good idea, start with a lot of ideas.” At.
Individuals who come to believe that they can effect change are more likely to accomplish what they set out to do. Bandura calls that conviction “self-efficacy.” People with self-efficacy set their sights higher, try harder, persevere longer, and show more resilience in the face of failure.