INNOVATION – INSIGHT 11 Great innovation requires critical, objective and analytical thought, something few people do well, if at all. ‘Five percent of people think; ten percent of people think they think; and the other 85% would rather die than think’ – Thomas Edison Great innovations also require a capacity to think disruptively, shedding the […]

INNOVATION – INSIGHT 11 Great innovation requires critical, objective and analytical thought, something few people do well, if at all. ‘Five percent of people think; ten percent of people think they think; and the other 85% would rather die than think’ – Thomas Edison Great innovations also require a capacity to think disruptively, shedding the confines of socialisation to see things in the data that other are not seeing. Someone wiser than me once said: There are none so blind as those who will not see. A great innovator can and does see what others cannot or do not see. A great innovator has the capacity to look for and see the unexpected. A great innovator has a mindset that facilitates thinking outside of the box. Great innovations occur in an environment that encourages thinking outside of the box – looking deeper and harder into the data. The fact is we…