Whenever someone uses that insidious phrase, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” I hear a message of complacency. By dint of whatever it is in fine working order, it must be fit for purpose!
With that kind of thinking, progress would come to a screeching halt. Apply this attitude to the horse and buggy, and you’d have killed off the gasoline-powered car before it even had a chance to hit the road.
Identifying such self-limited thinking can be a fruitful first step in creativity.
Idea for Impact: Never Stop Tweaking
The secret sauce for innovation is a healthy dose of being thoroughly annoyed with how things are now.
If there’s a way, there could indeed be a better way.
Every achievement should be a stepping-stone to a fresh challenge.
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