"Innovative ideas are rarely rejected on their merits; theyâ€™re rejected because of how they make people feel. If you forget peopleâ€™s concerns and feelings when you present an innovation, or neglect to understand their perspectives in your design, youâ€™re setting yourself up to fail."

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Source : Scott Berkun (2010). “The Myths of Innovation”, p.61, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Scott Berkun

#Ideas Quotes #Perspective Quotes #People Quotes

“Even talent is rarely distinguishable, over the long run, from perseverance and lots of hard work.”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.3, Image Continuum Press
“We cannot agree that an act of plunder which threatens the livelihood of many nations should be allowed to succeed.”

Source : "The Suez Crisis" by Anthony Gorst and Lewis Johnman, Routledge, (p. 70), 2013.
“If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.”
“I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I don't think the whole of Iraq would be under al-Sadr, but I think he would be the predominant force on the Shia side. Quite contrary to his sort of maverick, firebrand image, he's shown a propensity to deal with the other side, to look for compromises, to negotiate. You might have a loose federation [in Iraq].”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“Yet now we are faced with the sickening suspicion that technology has run ahead of us.”
“It didnâ€™t matter who was more right. What mattered is that we listened to each other”
“It's very hard to admit that the choice of 3D technology can play an important role for the director while he's thinking about the movie. But it does play a big role.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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