Lessons learned from innovators – Erica Driver, Oct 2009, ThinkBalm
Games and play are elements of learning and work: “Play is a real-world version of simulation”, Max Geiger.
People who serve as bridges play an important role in innovation: Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture and design at MOMA, said, “In the future, some curators will sift through information to make it accessible to people.” These curators are the bridge between people and the information they want and need. Ethan Zuckerman said, “When you’re encountering other cultures, find the people who are bridge figures.”
Innovators lean on mentors and role models: Innovators take comfort in, and try to emulate, the bravery and wisdom of those who came before them.
Innovators are determined to overcome adversity: Many of today’s speakers told personal stories of overcoming adversity, whether personal illness or the doubts of others.
Inside IDEO – Konigi, May 2009
IDEO’s unique brand of brainstorming is called ”Deep Dive,” a sort of total immersion into the problem at hand. It’s one company’s secret weapon for innovation. (videos no longer available – ABC pulled from YouTube)
“Enlightened trial and error succeeds over the plans of the lone genius.” This was a reaction to the question about why a team vote on brainstorming trumps a boss’s opinion.
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