For every person who can imagine a possibility there are tens of thousands who are stuck in the greased grooves of history.

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

This extraordinary arrogance that change must start at the top is a way of guaranteeing that change will not happen in most companies.

We've reached the end of incrementalism. Only those companies that are capable of creating industry revolutions will prosper in the new economy.

The best innovations - both socially and economically - come from the pursuit of ideals that are noble and timeless: joy, wisdom, beauty, truth, equality, community, sustainability and, most of all, love. These are the things we live for, and the innovations that really make a difference are the ones that are life-enhancing. And that’s why the heart of innovation is a desire to re-enchant the world.

One doesn't have to be a Marxist to be awed by the scale and success of early-20th-cent ury efforts to transform strong-willed human beings into docile employees.

You can't build an adaptable organization without adaptable people - and individuals change only when they have to, or when they want to.