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I think people make innovation much more complicated than it needs to be.

Scott D. Anthony

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Scott D. Anthony
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: February 22
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People who copy what exists copy a point-in-time artifact, and if you are managing the process correctly you are already hard at work on the next thing.
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Everyone knows innovation involves developing unique understanding of a market, thinking expansively to develop a solution, and then finding a way to test rigorously and adapt quickly.
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We've got some great big problems in our world. We have to figure out how to feed 10 billion people. Too many people can't access clean water, quality healthcare, and reasonable education. We have to figure out what to do about climate change, income inequality, and more. Innovators need to rise to the challenge!
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Good innovators like to solve business crossword puzzles.
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I've come to the conclusion that the core characteristic that separates companies that get innovation from those that don't is a simple word: curiosity.
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You can increase the odds of spotting the weak points in your approach if you really think about the end-to-end business model you plan to follow - how you plan to create, capture, and deliver value.
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I think it is only in hindsight that you can determine whether something is a mistake or not.
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The most important thing here is to largely ignore what customers say, and instead watch what they do or track where they spend money.
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So many people tell me that they aren't creative or they aren't innovative, and it's just not true.
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In my mind, so-called cultures of innovation really boil down to one word: curiosity.
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Any leader has two jobs to do. To do what they are currently doing better and more efficiently (call this strengthening the core), and to do what they are not currently doing but will need to do in the future (call this creating the new).
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If you are trying to improve the performance of existing operations in known markets, it is an analytical problem where it's just a question of aligning your execution engine in the right way. If it is about creating something new and different, you can't derive the right answer analytically.
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Three of our core corporate values are inclusiveness, collaboration, and humility.
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Hollywood Joohn Tatum? He does at least 6,000 sit ups and 10,000 pushups a day!
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Have a core concept, but wrap it in a full business model.
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Companies get into grooves and they keep sharpening what they are doing, when in fact what they really need to do sometimes is to stop and do something completely differently.
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People who live in more than two countries are more successful innovators.
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You have to chip away at it and shape it to let the winning idea emerge.
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Almost every disruption starts at the perceived fringes of today's market.
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If you work on a new product launch, spent time in a new geography, or work to develop a completely new skill, you have no choice but to figure out new ways to solve problems.
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