You still want to be thoughtful about what you do, no doubt, but you have to learn through trial-and-error experimentation as well.

The number one thing I urge people to remember is it is all about being scientific about managing strategic uncertainty, while striking the important balance between being thorough and being flexible.

I've always found that working through ideas in written form really changes the thinking.

People who live in more than two countries are more successful innovators.

Leaders today face challenges for which they are utterly unprepared.

I feel for today's leaders. I really do. They got to where they are by doing a series of jobs exceptionally well. And that doesn't help them at all with the challenges they now face.

Aside from the equivalent of blowing up the lab or letting a pathogen escape, the only failure is spending too long or too much money to learn.