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Posted on 16 February 2023 by metacool

“No matter how much I learn about places, seeing and experiencing them myself will always give me a better understanding.” – Sinje Gottwald

The stepping stone for innovation is experiencing the world.

Also, my favorite company in the world these days is CAKE. More on why in a future post.

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Principles for Innovating

  • 1: Experience the world instead of talking about experiencing the world
  • 2: See and hear with the mind of a child
  • 3: Always ask: "How do we want people to feel after they experience this?"
  • 4: Prototype as if you are right. Listen as if you are wrong.
  • 5: Anything can be prototyped. You can prototype with anything.
  • 6: Live life at the intersection
  • 7: Develop a taste for the many flavors of innovation
  • 8: Most new ideas aren't
  • 9: Killing good ideas is a good idea
  • 10: Baby steps often lead to big leaps
  • 11: Everyone needs time to innovate
  • 12: Instead of managing, try cultivating
  • 13: Do everything right, and you'll still fail
  • 14: Failure sucks, but instructs
  • 15: Celebrate errors of commission. Stamp out errors of omission.
  • 16: Grok the gestalt of teams
  • 17: It's not the years, it's the mileage
  • 18: Learn to orbit the hairball
  • 19: Have a point of view
  • 20: Be remarkable

Favorite Posts

  • A million reasons why...
  • Mo Cheeks and a fundamental question of leadership
  • Innovation Lessons from Garage Majal
  • From Obama to Pink to Oprah
  • Shinya Kimura and the primacy of doing
  • A tribute to friends and friendship
  • Strategy that makes your hands bleed
  • Quality in a switch
  • Travis Pastrana and the future of the world economy
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