If things weren’t messy, or getting messy, there would be…

If things weren’t messy, or getting messy, there would be no discontent, and you wouldn’t need productive thinking in the first place.

Sourced, Think Better: An Innovator’s Guide to Productive Thinking

Other Tim Hurson Quotes

In the heat of the moment, it can be all too easy to generate solutions that take on a life of their own, without reference to the core values of the people developing them or those expected to implement them. - View Quote Details on In the heat of the moment, it can be all…
The only dumb idea is, quite literally, the one that is unspoken. - View Quote Details on The only dumb idea is, quite literally, the one that…
No matter how dysfunctional the present, no matter how sensible the reasons for change, most people and organizations would rather wring out the old than ring in the new. - View Quote Details on No matter how dysfunctional the present, no matter how sensible…
When you try to generate ideas, think of yourself as a sales person knocking on a whole subdivision of doors. Some won’t open at all, some will open a suspicious crack, and some will slam in your face. But the more doors you knock on, the greater your chances of being invited in. - View Quote Details on When you try to generate ideas, think of yourself as…
As in any discipline, to become good you need first to learn the rules. To become great, you need to break them. - View Quote Details on As in any discipline, to become good you need first…
We think the more detailed and exhaustive our plans, the more likely the future will actually mirror our vision. But it rarely even comes close. - View Quote Details on We think the more detailed and exhaustive our plans, the…
But as important as it is to see what’s going on, it’s unlikely that merely understanding the situation will do much to improve it. If you’re interested in change, you need to develop a sense of possibility. - View Quote Details on But as important as it is to see what’s going…
Planning can be quite an eye-opener. It’s where you see if you have enough rubber to meet the road. - View Quote Details on Planning can be quite an eye-opener. It’s where you see…
Often the true causes of our discomfort are so integral to our environment that we fail to recognize them. - View Quote Details on Often the true causes of our discomfort are so integral…
Even though you may have started out saying you wanted imaginative, novel ideas, the tendency to drift back into the conventional is powerful. - View Quote Details on Even though you may have started out saying you wanted…