“Too much expertise, as we have seen, can fortify the associative barriers between fields. At the same time, expertise is clearly needed in order… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“Incentives were important in attracting a candidate to accept a particular job, but once on the job it hardly mattered at all. People who… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
Everyone we regard as brilliant has endured an enormous amount of failure. — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“It was not even necessary for people to know how to sing to be considered rock musicians. Bob Dylan had no clue, but that… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“In a famous 1987 study, researchers Michael Diehl and Wolfgang Stroebe from Tubingen University in Germany concluded that brainstorming groups have never outperformed virtual… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
Nearly every major breakthrough innovation has been preceded by a string of failed or misguided executions. — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
Innovation comes ultimately from a diversity of perspectives. So when you combine ideas from different industries or different cultures, that's when you have the… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
When you step into an intersection of fields, disciplines, or cultures, you can combine existing concepts into a large number of extraordinary ideas. — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
“If intrinsic motivation is high, if we are passionate about what we are doing, creativity will flow. External expectations and rewards can kill intrinsic… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
