Tom Kelley famous quotes

04-08-2025

If you want a team of smart, creative people to do extraordinary things, don't put them in a drab, ordinary space.
-- Tom Kelley

#Smart #Team #Space
The head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now.
-- Tom Kelley

#Jesus #Thorns #Glory
I'm not gonna be perfect, but I'm gonna try stuff.
-- Tom Kelley

#Perfect #Trying #Stuff
Fail early, fail often, in order to succeed sooner.
-- Tom Kelley

#Order #Succeed #Failing
Constraints can spur creativity and incite action, as long as you have the confidence to embrace them.
-- Tom Kelley

#Creativity #Long #Spurs
The history of discovery is full of creative serendipity.
-- Tom Kelley

#Discovery #Creative #Serendipity
It turns out that creativity isnâ€™t some rare gift to be enjoyed by the lucky fewâ€”itâ€™s a natural part of human thinking and behavior. In too many of us it gets blocked. But it can be unblocked. And unblocking that creative spark can have far-reaching implications for yourself, your organization, and your community.
-- Tom Kelley

#Creativity #Thinking #Organization
That combination of thought and action defines creative confidence: the ability to come up with new ideas and the courage to try them out.
-- Tom Kelley

#Ideas #Creative #Trying
You cannot design better products by staying in the office.
-- Tom Kelley

#Business #Office #Design
Play with your physical workplace in a way that sends positive "body language" to employees and visitors.
-- Tom Kelley

#Play #Innovation #Way

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