As being a frequent reader of Fast Company, I simply couldn’t miss to check out their blogs too. So I did and stumbled across an article about the The new Rules of Innovation, which you can check out from over here.

The rules are as follow. I’ve added my own personal responses to these. Bare with me. It is 2:00am UK time and I falling a sleep although burning inside from excitement and interest:

  1. None of us are as smart as all of us.

    I keep saying that all the time. People just don’t get it. Especially people from the IT security circles. Everybody wants to reinvent the wheel when there is so much more out there ready to be conquered.

  2. Pioneers get scalped.

    Sure they do, but this is part of the fun!

  3. The more you try, the luckier you get.

    This is in the true sense of the hacker spirit. The more you do something, the better results you will get. It is no brainer. The more you study the more you know. The more you hack, the better you will become. However, sometimes there are shortcuts. These I like the most. Personal preferences, I guess.

  4. Don’t confuse ideas with innovation.

    The trick is to know what you’re good at and then go outside for help with what’s missing. I simply cannot say it better then that.

  5. If you love something, give it away.

    Openness has done only good!

  6. Innovation is about breaking rules, so ignore any or all of the above.

    It is not about breaking the rules. It is about following them.

I highly recommend to check out the article from above in order to get some more food for thought. However, I also advise you to be careful because you can easily fall into a day dreaming trap. The trick is to just say Screw it, let’s do it! as Richard Branson likes to say. Too much thinking and philosophy is not good for your health. It is just enough to know what is your part of the big social ecosystem. Once you find your spot you will feel much happier.