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[Quote] Power without purpose
Above almost all else, innovation leaders must find a meaningful, stable "must-do purpose" for their work....
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How the method shows up in the real world, e.g., in case studies
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[Case study] Innovation is 99% perspiration
Reject naïveté. Innovation work–both in business or beyond–takes tremendous effort even for achieving moderate results...
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[Quote] A lousy process
Are you CERTAIN your team's craft is amazing? It's worth the effort to make sure....
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[Quote] What people see as fearlessness
Innovators need stable, must-do purposes, at both project and portfolio levels....
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[Quote] What is this agreement?
Good innovation work forces us to struggle with problems, ideas, and impossible situations. Don't shirk this hard work!...
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[Quote] Persistence, blind faith, stubbornness, obliviousness to reality
We may pivot on the method for achieving our purpose. But the purpose itself must stay steady....