It is a fascinating talk about design, passion, rebelion, ignorance and flaws that goes very much in line with Henry Ford and Steve Jobs, only the wording is so very different that some of you I’m sure may think I’m weird to think that they have got something in common. Anyhow, I believe that is the case.
One more post on design which I love very much. I post it for you Elisabeth, the Great
With a career that fuses rock and roll, corporate identity creation, and impressionistic geography, Paula Scher is a master conjurer of the instantly familiar.
… and Steve Jobs quoted by me …
»We can’t go out and ask people on the street or in focus groups, what is the next big thing? There’s a great quote by Henry Ford, right? He said, “If I’d have asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me: A faster horse.” «
Jobs can find passionate people like him to work for him. Jobs talks to the need for passion in addition to smarts, »They have to be really smart. But the real issue for me is, are they going to fall in love with Apple? Because if they fall in love with Apple, everything else will take care of itself.« There needs to be love.
Source: Innovation Playground