Pearl Zhu Quotes - Page 2

Innovators with global thinking find more viewing spots that the rest; therefore, they can solve problems in unconventional ways.

Heterogeneous BoDs with independent thinking enforce governance, and diversity strengthens creativity.

There is a need to evaluate the performance of employees in a more objective and continuous way.

Adaptability enforces creativity, and creativity is adaptability.

A child-like mind is full of imagination.

Creativity is a synthesis of two qualities: imagination and concreteness.

Design does need more recognition as thinking and problem-solving process, maybe even a strategic differentiator.

The CIO is a serious partner in the inner circle to creating value-added strategies and enabling deeper insights into the opportunities IT can do.

Future is the most difficult problem of our era.

Mechanistic thinking focuses on “what,” and holistic thinking digs into “why.

Creativity has many dimensions, with multi-faceted truth and myth and manifold knowledge.

Just like changing personality, culture change is possible but difficult.

Innovation is too important to leave solely in the hands of the management team without any oversight or guidance by the boardroom.

Only functioning as a whole brain, IT can strike the right balance between stability and agility; creativity and standardization; innovation and risk intelligence.

Change is simply a shift of the “Old Way - Chaos - New Way” to do things.

The “result” of micromanagement is perhaps tangible in the short run, but more often causes damage for the long term.

Change is not for its own sake, it’s the means to the end, not the end.

The innovation indicators vary depending on who is doing the measuring, and how they are measuring. It’s contextual.

Innovation is a progress, and progress in simplicity.

The innovation classification is not just based on the required investments, or on the potential market, but on its evolution abilities.

Creativity muscle needs to be strengthened, and creativity excellence needs to be cultivated.