“Sustaining creativity comes down to your ability to stay focused on the challenge rather than on your identity”.

“Too many innovations fail because they’re solutions looking for problems — not the result of a disciplined process.”

“Competitive pressure to innovate is driving companies to seek new ideas well beyond their own walls. But sponsoring the occasional hackathon or having one-off, uncoordinated interactions with a startup accelerator won’t contribute much to boosting an organization’s innovation capabilities. Many companies are missing an opportunity that’s close to home by overlooking or failing to effectively tap innovation ecosystems in their regions”.