The Insider

I have read a very interesting interview with James Gosling, who is main inventor of “Java Programming language”. Quite interesting to read, Gosling mainly discusses his understanding of innovation which SMH names “The Gosling Creed”.

The statements that are worth a read:

• Organisations have to reward risk and not penalise failure
• Innovation is about new and interesting things. Innovation ends up being about risk, and thinking that risk and failure are good things.
• If you know it’s going to work, it’s probably boring. You’ve got to learn to trust crazy people. It’s the people on the edge that have the most interesting insightful comments.
• A lot of innovation is about ignoring past failures, which can become obstacles. Innovation is a fearlessness about risk; a lack of concern about imagined negative consequences. Whatever goes wrong will be OK; it’s a positive learning experience.
• The trick is to listen and try to figure out what the problem is to solve.
• Have confidence in yourself. People you think are oracles of wisdom - they’re just making it up.

Now dont ask me how much practically is this being done in the real world

Click here for a full read of Gosling’s interview