The key to success is failure… Success is made of 99 percent failure.

After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology

Hire inexperience. This year we plan to hire 200 engineers - half of whom are recent grads. Young people are not burdened by years of experience. They haven't learned - or been told - what is right or wrong. With engineering, there is no tried and tested path. You try, and fail, and fix, and fail again.

Design and technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products.

The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy.

Everyone gets knocked back, no one rises smoothly to the top without hindrance. The ones who succeed are those who say, right, let’s give it another go.

The important thing is to learn from mistakes - something graduates are adept at. Our graduate engineers are working on new technology - from uncharted applications for our digital motor, to a new take on the hand dryer. With an unhindered mind, nothing is off limits.