If you are trying to improve the performance of existing operations in known markets, it is an analytical problem where it's just a question of aligning your execution engine in the right way. If it is about creating something new and different, you can't derive the right answer analytically.

In the early stages of innovation, your goal is to learn as much as you can as quickly as you can.

We've got some great big problems in our world. We have to figure out how to feed 10 billion people. Too many people can't access clean water, quality healthcare, and reasonable education. We have to figure out what to do about climate change, income inequality, and more. Innovators need to rise to the challenge!

You have to make the decision about whether you want to avoid or you want to overcome the resistance.

So many people tell me that they aren't creative or they aren't innovative, and it's just not true.

I'm not very good at sitting still.

Checklists are really helpful ways to remind people around how to manage complicated tasks.