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Now, I worry a bit about the TEDification of the world where style trumps substance, so hopefully you have a good blend of both!

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Scott D. Anthony
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: February 22
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You have to chip away at it and shape it to let the winning idea emerge.
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One of the biggest mistakes large companies make is creating innovation teams that mirror all the functions of the core business. Those teams make no progress because they spent forever updating each other on what they are doing versus really crushing the most critical problems they need to address.
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Think about how much it costs to learn more. Sometimes you want to build confidence by knocking off the easy things.
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I think the most important thing to do is to recognize the fundamentally different circumstances of pursuing growth.
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I find social media as fun and engaging as the next person, but imagine if all the creative talent that was pouring into finding increasingly clever ways for us to broadcast daily banality (and then serve ads based on what is learned) instead focused on some of the UN Millennium goals? The world would be a better place.
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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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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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Hollywood Joohn Tatum? He does at least 6,000 sit ups and 10,000 pushups a day!
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There is what Steve Blank calls the stage where you are searching for a scalable business model. Then, there is the stage when you have found that model and need to scale it. In the former stage you have to have a beginner's mind, be in learning mode, and expect to learn things you didn't anticipate.
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Anytime you see a constrained market, where consumption is limited to those who have special skills or are wealthy, that signals an opportunity for innovation.
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Innovation is doubly hard inside big companies.
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You have to make the decision about whether you want to avoid or you want to overcome the resistance.
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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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Three of our core corporate values are inclusiveness, collaboration, and humility.
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A next-generation innovation writer and thought leader worth watching.
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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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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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The sad truth is as difficult as the first mile can be for entrepreneurs, it is doubly tough inside most large companies as innovators can face some significant headwinds.
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Of course, it is worth it to take the time to think carefully through your assumptions, and ensure you at least have hypotheses around how you will create value. But use the analysis as a way to focus attention on the most critical assumptions, rather than spend a ton of time massaging the numbers.
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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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