Tips. Psychology. Leadership. The Power of Ignorance - Anthony Tjan. By Anthony K. Tjan | 2:32 PM August 9, 2010 If desperation is the mother of innovation, then ignorance might be its father. In the early stages of a company, being protected from external influences can be a powerful stimulant for creativity and innovation. Why? For the same reason that we often see some of the most creative and entrepreneurial insights coming from younger people.
Wisdom and experience help to grow and sustain a company, but generating novel ideas requires a certain amount of naïveté. In the context of entrepreneurship and idea generation, ignorance equals open-mindedness. Being unencumbered by external opinions allows two critical entrepreneurial traits to thrive: creativity and conviction. Better idea generation There are two types of successful entrepreneurs — those who are aware of limitations and embrace constraints, becoming more creative as a result, and those who are unaware of their constraints and external realities, and therefore generate ideas freely. 3 Tips for Leading Without Formal Authority :: ...