Nature is good for all of us. When we're exposed to trees and other natural settings - even within the city, it fosters creativity.

For me, the key question is what's behind the dangerous idea. If it's simply to stir things up and appear radical, I'm not interested. But if it's done with a quest to learn, evolve, and improve the quality of life for people everywhere, I'm on board.

Nature is good for all of us. When we're exposed to trees and other natural settings - even within the city, it fosters creativity.

Minimization is what happens when we take the "world is flat" idea too far...and act as if people everywhere are the same (and thereby minimizing the differences).

Natural light consistently fosters innovation, as does the avoidance of disturbances from noise and extreme temperatures.

What really makes the difference in innovation is whether the corporate culture is paying attention to innovation.

The more diverse your team, the better you'll be at identifying what a diversity of users perceive as problems.