Help the best idea win – Herbert Lui
It may seem like a stretch to draw a comparison between winning football games in Green Bay and developing web browser software in Cupertino, but a significant part of attaining excellence in any field is closing the gap between the accidental and intentional, to achieve not just a something or even an everything but a specific and well-chosen thin
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Taste is developing a refined sense of judgment and finding the balance that produces a pleasing and integrated whole.
Ken Kocienda • Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
The "Hungry Beast" and "Ugly Baby" analogy from "Creativity, Inc." is a powerful metaphor used to describe two competing forces in business.
The Hungry Beast:
- Represents the established, successful part of a business that demands constant feeding
- Symbolizes the need to meet short-term goals, deadlines, and market demands
- Requires immediate result
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