10 Great Innovation Phrases!

Here’s a quick little list that I used in the summary of a recent client keynote. Enjoy!

• move forward: adopt the mindset that you aren’t going to fix the problems of he future by doing what you’ve done in the past.
• be realistic : stop looking for home runs: set goals that can be met
• step up your game : is your risk culture inappropriate for a fast paced economy?
• don’t copycat: What works for Apple won’t necessarily work for everyone!
• don’t cut your losses: convert your losses
• look around: see the world through a different lens
• make play: turn boredom into creativity
• challenge habit: where are your assumptions wrong?
• jump and shout: celebrate small wins
• always accelerate: avoid the stall points

Last but not least, avoid “momentum failure“: when the momentum that is necessary to innovate is clear, but nothing happens because a decision cannot be made.