Brows Quote by Charles Bowers
“A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow. When innovations are in the exploration stage, they need a champion to take them through the rest of the developmental stages. Otherwise the bureaucracy, politics, and people who can only see the fledgling and potential innovation through today's glasses will smother it or let it quietly die from malnourishment.”
About This Quote
New ideas are fragile; they need protection from ridicule and support from champions to survive bureaucracy.
In simple terms: Ideas need nurturing, not mockery.
Key Takeaway
Champion innovative thinking.
Themes
innovation
vulnerability
support
bureaucracy
creativity
Mood
encouraging
protective
Type
Brows:0
Bureaucracy:1
Champion:1
Change:1
Death:0
Delicate:1
Developmental:1
Dies:0
Exploration:1
Fledglings:1
Glasses:0
Ideas:1
Innovation:1
Innovations:1
Needs:1
New idea:1
New ideas:1
People:1
Persons:0
Quip:0
Right person:0
Sneer:0
Stage:1
Technology:1
Today:0
Travel:0
Vision:1
Worried:0
Innovation Today:0
Potential Innovation:1
Innovations Exploration:1
When to use this quote
- startup incubators
- research labs
- team brainstorming
Key Concepts
psychology of creativity
organizational behavior
leadership
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you protect fragile ideas?
- What role does critique play?
A Different Perspective
Champions may be scarce.
