Curiosity Quote by Grant David McCracken
“Innovation got hip. It got cool. I prefer the people who investigate the world out a brute sense of curiosity, a fundamental sense of play.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Talk at SXSW, 2015
Innovation thrives when curiosity and playfulness replace brute force, fostering genuine exploration.
In simple terms: Curiosity and play drive true innovation.
Key Takeaway
Embrace playful curiosity.
Themes
creativity
curiosity
play
innovation
Mood
inspired
reflective
Type
philosophical
motivational
When to use this quote
- product design
- research labs
- education
- team brainstorming
Key Concepts
Intrinsic motivation
exploratory mindset
playful learning
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you cultivate play in your work?
- What barriers exist to curiosity?
A Different Perspective
Play may be dismissed as frivolous in high‑stakes environments.
![“We have no clear ideas of the agency of [demonic] spirits, nor is it necessary. The Scripture says little to satisfy our curiosity; but tells us plainly that he is always watching us, and desiring to sift us as wheat. I believe we give him no more than his due, when we charge him with having a…” quote by John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c75/john-newton-6629_abundance_we-have-no-clear-ideas-of-the-agency-of_2907.jpg)
![“[T]he question "What is everything?" has no meaning, even though it seems to be profound. [...] The point is, perhaps, that I am not looking for a verbal answer, just as when I ask for a kiss, I do not want a piece of paper with "A kiss" written on it. It is rather that metaphysical wonder looks…” quote by Alan W. Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/705/alan-w-watts-9497_curiosity_t-he-question-what-is-everything-has-no_3984.jpg)
![“By profession a biologist, [Thomas Henry Huxley] covered in fact the whole field of the exact sciences, and then bulged through its four fences. Absolutely nothing was uninteresting to him. His curiosity ranged from music to theology and from philosophy to history. He didn't simply know something…” quote by H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f46/h-l-mencken-245_absolutely-nothing_by-profession-a-biologist-thomas-henry-h_5368.jpg)
