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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Interview with inventor of digital camera

Interview with inventor of digital camera, Steven J Sasson, Kodak. A definite READ!

Best take-aways from the interview:
>> Innovation best comes from people who really know nothing about the topic.
>> The ideal way is not to just look to the experts, look to people who have a passion to explore, and those who are not afraid of making mistakes.
>> Inventors spend most of the time being wrong and liking it, being comfortable with failure, because that is how you learn. Inventors have to be resolute and the environment should be tolerant to you. You have to spend a lot of time being wrong than being right.


It is a massive paradigm shift in our theories about being "Innovative". You do not need intellectually superior and academically accomplished persons to take charge of innovation. You need "passionately curious" people to drive innovation.

Albert Einstein once said - I do not believe I am intelligent. I am only passionately curious.

You want to innovate? Learn to be passionately curious.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

ooh.. truly inspiring lines from the innovator.. has given a totally different perspective to ppl who innovate .. no no.. who r passionately curious.. its really worth reading!!!

-Mahesh.

Thu Aug 10, 10:43:00 AM GMT+5:30  
Blogger Rubic_Cube said...

Yes, Thanks for stopping by, Mahesh

Fri Aug 11, 12:45:00 PM GMT+5:30  

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