It's not enough to just inspire you with quotes. I've also linked to some of our useful blog posts so you can turn useful insights into tangible evidence inside your company.
The traditional leader wants to be right. The creative leader hopes to be right.”
John Maeda
Design partner at KPCB
Also see: Innovation Shouldn't Be Career Suicide
The difference between market takers and market makers isn't product innovation, it's business model innovation.”
Vala Afshar
Evangelist at Salesforce
Also See: Why Corporate Leadership Needs To Get Comfortable With Business Model Innovation
We must think of innovation as doing a lot more for a lot less money, and a lot more people.”
Vijay Govindarajan
Educator
Also See: Mythbusting - Why Big Company Innovation Doesn't Have To Be Expensive
You can't be customer-centric if you can't agree on what a need is.”
Tony Ulwick
Founder of Strategyn
Also See: What Do Customers Want?
Cheating on customer discovery interviews is like cheating in your parachute packing class.”
Steve Blank
Father of Lean Startup
Also See: Don't Believe Your Customers!
In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.”
Clayton Christensen
Educator & management thinker
Also See: Great Strategy Is Really Great Portfolio Management