Innovative Mindset Quotes

Innovation is saying 'no' to 1,000 things.

I try to seek out and surround myself with people who just percolate fresh, original, and creative ideas.

Thinking differently is my strength.

Thinking always ahead, thinking always of trying to do more, brings a state of mind in which nothing is impossible. The moment one gets into the 'expert' state of mind a great number of things become impossible.

Leadership is the willingness to put oneself at risk…. Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation while others are seeing the limitations…. Leadership is evoking in others the capacity to dream.

Few men have imagination enough for reality.

We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more exploratory, more democratic, more playful and more humorous. The closed mode is the tighter, more rigid, more hierarchical, more tunnel-visioned. Most people, unfortunately spend most of their time in the closed mode.

Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.

Successful entrepreneurs may hate hierarchies and structures and try to destroy them. They may garner the disapproval of MBAs for their creativity and wildness. But they have antennae in their heads. When they walk down the street anywhere in the world, they have their antennae out, evaluating how what they see can relate back to what they are doing. It might be packaging, a word, a poem, or even something in a completely different business.

Being creative isn't confined to a specific set of professions -- everyone can and should be innovative.

Ideas Are The Lifeblood Of Business. Capture Every Fleeting Idea And Drive For Change.

Successful people engage that creative part of their minds and ask, "Well, I wonder how else I can look at this problem? I wonder how else I could deal with this decision? I wonder what other possibilities I have there?"

It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.

Don't assume that the answers are out there in the form of somebody else already doing something. Sometimes they are. But you have to think beyond that.

Finding your entrepreneurial spirit and making it strong is more important than the idea or business you are developing.

Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit

In AirAsia, we consider ourselves basically a dream factory. We deliberately decided that we wanted a company where people can pursue their passion, and we wanted to make use of all the talent that we have in-house.

If you want to be a change agent, you have to ready to fail.

I think it's a big part of being a creative person.

Innovation keeps me ahead of my competition. It means that my foes must adapt to me, not the other way around.

When I was going through those very fast changes, I think it was terribly important to me that I was seen to be inventive. I think that was the characteristic of my work that I wanted people to see.

It's mental discipline that sets one apart, the ability to think differently and to generate energy in the right direction.

The attackers are the people with bold, innovative ideas who are trying to disrupt the status quo and usher in a better way. The defenders are the incumbents who try to defend what they have. We need to bring an attacker mindset to whatever we choose to do.

... Geniuses have a little extra something. There's that little something that you know is a little different.