Most of us understand that innovation is enormously important. It's the only insurance against irrelevance. It's the only guarantee of long-term customer loyalty. It's the only strategy for out-performing a dismal economy.

Innovation is the fuel for growth. When a company runs out of innovation, it runs out of growth.

All too often, legacy management practices reflexively perpetuate the past - by over-weighting the views of long-tenured executives, by valuing conformance more highly than creativity and by turning tired industry nostrums into sacred truths.

A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.

An adaptable company is one that captures more than its fair share of new opportunities. It's always redefining its 'core business' in ways that open up new avenues for growth.

The problem is not one of prediction. It is one of imagination.

The problem with the future is that it is different, if you are unable to think differently, the future will always arrive as a surprise.