[Quote] A lousy process Are you CERTAIN your team's craft is amazing? It's worth the effort to make sure.
[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the pearl diver You don't get to choose how deep the "ocean" of your learning is. You must make it both all the way down to the facts and all the way up to decisions.
[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the monkey bars Create gap-free arguments. Move logically "rung by rung." Don’t skip steps!
[Quote] What is this agreement? Good innovation work forces us to struggle with problems, ideas, and impossible situations. Don't shirk this hard work!
[Quote] Scared is good Use "good fears" as a tool. They can help you push your team to more impactful work and serve as gut-level operational metrics to help you stay on track.
[Quote] Over-specialize, and you breed in weakness It's tempting for innovators to fall prey to the lure of "innovation orthodoxy." Keep up the disciplined self-awareness to avoid it!