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Innovators need to rub elbows with one another, exchange ideas, and be energized by other passionate and off-center thinkers.

…innovation will be important if management thinks it is important and adequately conveys that message to employees through communications, organization, and incentives.

…if a company is to grow, innovation must happen. It is too important to leave to chance.

What separates the great innovator from the mere data gatherer is the ability to stop gathering data and think about what has been gathered.

As the proverbial kitchen fills up, communication and trust break down, egos come into conflict, and the chemistry that fueled innovation and agility becomes destructive. In many cases, this loss of adaptability dooms the enterprise.

Firms that value innovation and creativity have spent a lot of time searching for ways to inject interactivity into work environments.

Today, even the most clockwork of tasks… can benefit from some degree of innovation and creative thinking.

The less people’s job can be automated, the more you need them to take initiative, innovate, and think creatively. But despite the evidence of all these studies, few managers are willing to take this leap.

A great launch… tells a story of innovation, change, and empowerment that catalyzes faith in what you’re doing.

…the middles and bottoms of organizations contain most of the intelligence, and intelligence is necessary to appreciate innovative products.