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> [The mindset that is needed, the capabilities that are needed, the metrics that are needed, the whole culture that is needed for discontinuous innovation, are fundamentally different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-govindarajan/the-mindset-that-is-needed-the-capabilities-that-are-needed-the/)

[Vijay Govindarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-govindarajan/)

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## More by Vijay Govindarajan

> [Mike Myatt’s ‘Hacking Leadership’ is a must read… Mike combines insightful yet practical commentary with in the trenches leadership experience few can match. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-govindarajan/mike-myatt-s-hacking-leadership-is-a-must-read-mike-combines/)

[Vijay Govindarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-govindarajan/)

> [The more you hardwire a company on total quality management, the more it is going to hurt breakthrough innovation,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-govindarajan/the-more-you-hardwire-a-company-on-total-quality-management-the-more/)

[Vijay Govindarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-govindarajan/)

> [We must think of innovation as doing a lot more for a lot less (money) for a lot more (people).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-govindarajan/we-must-think-of-innovation-as-doing-a-lot-more-for-a-lot-less-money/)

[Vijay Govindarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-govindarajan/)

> [“Organizations are not designed for innovation. Quite the contrary, they are designed for ongoing operations.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-govindarajan/organizations-are-not-designed-for-innovation-quite-the-contrary-they/)

[Vijay Govindarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-govindarajan/)

> [Companies over-emphasize idea generation and under-emphasize idea execution when it comes to innovation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-govindarajan/companies-over-emphasize-idea-generation-and-under-emphasize-idea/)

[Vijay Govindarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-govindarajan/)

> [The mindset that is needed, the capabilities that are needed, the metrics that are needed, the whole culture that is needed for discontinuous innovation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-govindarajan/the-mindset-that-is-needed-the-capabilities-that-are-needed-the/)

[Vijay Govindarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-govindarajan/)

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