The inventor is a man who looks around upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants… — Alexander Graham Bell Copy Share Image
Is there a spiritual element to creativity? Hell, yes. Our mightiest ally (our indispensable ally) is belief in something we cannot see,… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
When you are completely absorbed or caught up in something, you become oblivious to things around you, or to the passage of… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
For CEOs today, it's all about acheieving growth and efficiency through innovation. It's not about product innovation so much anymore as about… — Ginni Rometty Copy Share Image
Quality, productivity, and innovation can be significantly increased if companies provide all employees with practical tools for exploiting potential information — William Hunter Copy Share Image
Efficiency innovations are a natural part of the economic cycle, but these are the innovations that streamline process and actually reduce the… — Clayton Christensen Copy Share Image
Both the revolutionary and the creative individual are perpetual juveniles. The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow, while the… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Electricity is an example of a general purpose technology, like the steam engine before it. General purpose technologies drive most economic growth,… — Erik Brynjolfsson Copy Share Image
Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
The biggest invention of modern time is the book. The book is a digital medium; book text is written in a different… — Sebastian Thrun Copy Share Image
“Some are creating innovations for other mothers, like Marlene Sandberg, who set up Naty, a biodegradable nappies company. Some are innovating for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
India is not going to come up with the best and most modern car, but if you want the most economic car… — Ronnie Screwvala Copy Share Image
“I realize that most inventions fail not because the R&D department can’t get them to work, but because the timing is wrong… — Kurzweil Copy Share Image
Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies,… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Innovation comes spontaneously. I don't know if I've done anything new. If I have, it's just because I had begun to feel… — Michelangelo Antonioni Copy Share Image
The fear of the never-ending onslaught of gizmos and gadgets is nothing new. The radio, the telephone, Facebook - each of these… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
Many kids in Central Virginia do not see leadership in Silicon Valley that looks like them - we can start turning that… — Abigail Spanberger Copy Share Image
The beauty industry is always led by innovation. When you think about over the past three or four years, some of the… — Bradley Horowitz Copy Share Image
Malevitch discovered abstraction as an experimental principle that can propel creative work to previously unheard levels of invention; this abstract work allowed… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
Innovation involves anticipation. It is having a broad base of knowledge on your subject and an ability to see where the end… — Bill Walsh Copy Share Image
“Until Africa changes it's Mindset - It will forever be a "basket case" looking for international support, funding and charity. We need… — Tony Dovale Copy Share Image
“Radical innovation is what many people seek, for it is the big, spectacular form of change. But most radical ideas fail, and… — Donald A. Norman Copy Share Image
“Disruptive innovation" is increasingly "devastating innovation," or what we call "big bang disruption." Businesses that wait for the disruptor to arrive before… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Innovation tends to be quite siloed in most organizations. There is usually a group over in one corner charged with innovation rather… — Lynne Doughtie Copy Share Image
“In our time, even the most seemingly transgressive visions of technology in everyday life invariably fall back to the familiar furniture of… — Adam Greenfield Copy Share Image
I just spent the last 8 months working on the second edition of 'Mastering Bitcoin,' and I couldn't even scratch the surface… — Andreas Antonopoulos Copy Share Image
The major challenge facing most foundations is that they are risk averse. This inhibits their ability to experiment and commit to the… — Steven Levitt Copy Share Image
“Early in my research on the democratization of innovation I was very fortunate to gain five major academic mentors and friends. Nathan… — Eric von Hippel Copy Share Image
A patent, or invention, is any assemblage of technologies or ideas that you can put together that nobody put together that way… — Dean Kamen Copy Share Image
The idea that you encourage companies to take their innovative thinkers and think about the most needy - even beyond the market… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
For America's economic future to remain prosperous, we must encourage pro-growth policies so that we continue to be the leader in innovation… — John Ensign Copy Share Image
Invention is not enough. Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have… — Larry Page Copy Share Image
By working to ensure we live in a society that prioritizes public safety, education, and innovation, entrepreneurship can thrive and create a… — Ron Conway Copy Share Image
An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we… — Dean Kamen Copy Share Image
“To succeed in driving innovation, it is essential for empowering people to push ideas forward, and the entire company to be pulling… — Pearl Zhu Copy Share Image
Leaders who can push themselves beyond their comfort zones and understand how to harness the power of reverse innovation have the chance… — Dinesh Paliwal Copy Share Image
When you're the first person whose beliefs are different from what everyone else believes, you're basically saying, "I'm right, and everyone else… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
Over the years, I have learned that every significant invention has several characteristics. By definition it must be startling, unexpected, and must… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
If you have faith in your abilities, if you stay true to the path that feels right, if you channel your passion… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Well in terms of our companies, we are very involved in the innovation space. We are not afraid as an investor, we're… — Cathie Wood Copy Share Image
