[via Innovation Weblog] Dave Pollard has a review of “The Medici Effect” by Frans Johansson. He summarises one of the key messages:
Being courageous means:
a willingness to break free from old-paradigm networks which reinforce old thinking
a willingness to give up the security (for what it’s worth) of your present job
a willingness to fight knee-jerk defenders of the status quo, who will ‘black-hat’ anything new or threatening
a willingness to confront the possible social stigma of ‘failure’ and non-conformity
the ability to walk away from unsuccessful ‘sunk’ costs and not throw good money after bad
the ability to reframe alternatives from risk-averse to risk-accepting
the ability to acknowledge your fears and overcome them
a willingness to follow your heart
