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Great Minds Don’t Think Alike

May 18, 2008 By

Another oft coined term that I disagree with is the term “great minds think alike”. If all great minds though alike, then there wouldn’t be any innovation at all. Truth is that great minds don’t think alike at all.

New ideas spawn from the fact that people think different and have the ability to think differently. It takes another step though to propel innovations. The best innovations didn’t just come from those who dared to think differently from equally great or greater peers. They came from those who also dared to take action and bring their ideas to life.

Don’t be afraid to think different. Act on your ideas.

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Don’t Think Outside The Box

October 14, 2007 By

I hate the term “think outside the box”. I cringe when people use the term and throw up in my mouth when people use the term to describe themselves.

Maybe I don’t understand it, but what exactly is “the box”? The problem with the phrase is that it has a different meaning for everyone because the reference for “the box” is different for everyone. Sure, there could be unwritten parameters that would describe what is conventional and what would be “outside the box” within a certain context, but even these can be arbitrary. Instead of determining whether something is inside or outside, adjust the parameters by which you judge.

Don’t think outside the box. Make your box bigger.

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