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Quotable Quotes: More On Innovation

by Miki Saxon

One way or another I seem to be on a creativity/innovation kick this week, so it seemed reasonable to make that the subject of today’s quotes.

First the practical…

Innovation comes from the producer – not from the customer. –W. Edwards Deming (You can’t want what you’ve never had.)

Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public. –Ludwig von Mises (Got to love those early adopters!)

Now the inspirational…

There are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond our reach. –John S. Herrington (But you have to believe…)

If you open up the mind, the opportunity to address both profits and social conditions are limitless. It’s a process of innovation. –Jerry Greenfield (But addressing the former with no consideration of the latter is a recipe for disaster.)

Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow. –William Pollard (Something that GM and Chrysler still haven’t learned.)

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7 Responses to “Quotable Quotes: More On Innovation”
  1. Arjan`s World » LINKBLOG for March 15, 2009 Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 9:44 am

    […] Quotable Quotes: More On Innovation – Miki Saxon ‘ if you open up the mind, the opportunity to address both profits and social conditions are limitless. It’s a process of innovation ‘ […]

  2. Tony Crisp Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    Quotes are often motivating. Thanks for sharing.

  3. Miki Saxon Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    Hi Tony, they are, but I usually prefer the ones that teach a lesson or show up ignorance and other bad attitudes through humor or sarcasm.

  4. Jay Kocj Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am

    I am stealing some of these to put on Twitter (with a link back here, of course.)

    Thanks!

    jay

  5. Miki Saxon Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Hi Jay, I don’t tweet (you can only get a dinosaur to do so much), but I’m delighted that you feel they are valuable enough to use.

  6. John Hunter Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    For more on Deming’s thoughts on innovation see: http://curiouscat.com/deming/innovation.cfm

  7. Miki Saxon Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    Thanks, John, I’m sure people will find that useful, I will.

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