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

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.

Somewhere out there is a bullet with your company's name on it. Somewhere out there is a competitor, unborn and unknown, that will render your strategy obsolete. You can't dodge the bullet – you're going to have to shoot first. You're going to have to out-innovate the innovators.

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

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

Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it.

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.