Think about it …
“An original idea? That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them.” Stephen Fry (and thanks to a wonderful colleague who shared this quote with me)
“An original idea? That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them.” Stephen Fry (and thanks to a wonderful colleague who shared this quote with me)
You don’t need to understand the nuances of chemical shift anisotropy (I don’t) to understand the message here. Sir Peter Mansfield talks about “the birth of the MRI” . . . “In those days coffee and tea breaks were taken in the tea room of the Physics Department. It was an opportunity for members of… Read More What might happen in the tea room . . .
“Before you implement an idea that has been generated in the office, you should always take it to the field and ask for their criticisms. Pretty soon the idea will look like Swiss cheese – full of holes. They know what they’re doing and we don’t.” Herb Kelleher (co-founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines)… Read More Do you dare to ask . . .
What starts off as your creative idea . . . Might then be borrowed by your team . . . Adapted, developed, fulfilled. Who cares who runs with it as long as you’re all working together?
I know someone who, when he was little, was famous for asking questions. Especially the “what ifs” – and frequently, questions which stunned us into silence because of their complexity and imagination. As lofty adults, with busy lives to deal with, but not so lofty that we dared to presume we knew all… Read More One good idea . . .