“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice.”–Ernest Hemingway
I came across the above quote from Hemingway and it dawned on me how you could substitute “Innovators” for “The best people”, and it still make sense.
This quote is a great reminder that without…
…a feeling of beauty, there is nothing to inspire us to create more beauty.
…courage to take risks, great innovations are never achieved.
…the discipline to tell the truth, there is nothing upon which relationships with people and our environment can be built. Innovations occur when well-disciplined sharing of truth guides decision-making.
…a capacity to sacrifice, innovations often flounder in various facets of incompleteness. Sacrifice here is more than simply personal giving, it’s sacrificing short-term gains for long-term impact.
Do you think sustainable, enriching and kind innovations are possible without the above?
