From Gandhi to Mandela, from the American patriot to the Polish shipbuilders, the makers of revolutions have not come from the top.

An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.

In the age of revolution it is not knowledge that produces new wealth, but insight - insight into opportunities for discontinuous innovation. Discovery is the journey; insight is the destination. You must become your own seer.

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

When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.

In a world of commoditized knowledge, the returns go to the companies who can produce non-standard knowledge.

The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.