Organizational structures of today demand too much from a few, and not much at all from everyone else.

Most of us do more than subsist. From the vantage point of our ancestors, we live lives of almost unimaginable ease. Here again, we have innovation to thank.

In an ideal world, an individual's institutional power would be correlated perfectly with his or her value-add. In practice, this is seldom the case.

Perseverance may be just as important as speed in the battle for the future.

Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage and honor.

Discovery is the journey; insight is the destination.

Taking risks, breaking the rules, and being a maverick have always been important but today they are more crucial than ever.