All STEVEN JOHNSON Quotes about “Innovation”

“Calculus, the electrical battery, the telephone, the steam engine, the radio - all these groundbreaking innovations were hit upon by multiple inventors working in parallel with no knowledge of one another.”
“If you look at history, innovation doesn't come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments where their ideas can connect.”
“As much as we sometimes roll our eyes at the ivory-tower isolation of universities, they continue to serve as remarkable engines of innovation.”
“If you look at where innovation - defined as ideas, not as commercial product - tends to live, the university system is remarkably innovative.”
“What you end up seeing when you look at history is that people who have been good at pushing the boundaries of possibility, and exploring those frontiers of good ideas and innovations, have rarely done it in moments of great inspiration. They don't just have a brilliant breakthrough idea out of nowhere and leap ahead of everyone else.”
“When you don't have to ask for permission innovation thrives.”
“It may not be possible to 'win the future,' in President Obama's words, but if we're going to encourage more innovation, it's not enough for us to just dig in and work harder. We also need to encourage surprise and serendipity. We need to play each other's instruments.”

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