Innovation balances drive with rethinking
Successful innovation requires choosing the right problem to solve, and doing so with unwavering certainty, balanced by an active desire to avoid confusing assumptions with reality.
Innovation is powered by the combination of intensity and a willingness to reconsider assumptions, minimizing the chance of following dead ends and maximizing the potential for finding better paths.[1]
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See also:
- Scouts frequently update their maps
- Perception is Reality
- Resilience Thinking embraces the reality that things change
The Myths of Innovation – Berkun (2010), ch. 3, § “Finding paths of innovation.” ↩︎