99U | Frans Johansson: The Secret Truth About Executing Great Ideas @99u | Uploaded November 2012 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
About the presentation
In this high-energy talk, Frans Johansson illustrates how relentless trial-and-error -- coming up with an idea, executing it on a small scale, and then refining it -- is THE distinguishing characteristic of the greatest artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs. Why? Because humans are not very good at predicting which ideas are going to be a success. Thus, nearly every major breakthrough innovation has been preceded by a string of failed or misguided executions. So, as Frans says quoting Churchill, "If you're going through hell, keep going."
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2:33 All innovative ideas appear obvious after the fact
2:45 The idea: come up with something groundbreaking by combining ideas
3:49 Can I come up with something like that?
5:00 Path for uncommon ideas
5:17 Taking risks, having a lot of failures
5:45 Groundbreaking innovators generate and execute far more ideas
6:33 Fundamental flaw in humans
7:24 Reasons for failure are bound
7:45 Innovators fail more than non innovators
9:07 Nupedia.com
9:40 All brilliant people went through enormous failures
10:00 What type of pathway should we follow?
12:05 Is this how this really happens?
13:19 What's the secret?
14:10 What's the point of strategy?
14:59 Purpose of a strategy is to convince yourself it works
16:01 Yu've got to get something done.
16:40 Just do it. Just start.
17:06 The smallest executable step
17:25 Unlock a plethora of ideas
About Frans Johansson
Frans Johansson is an entrepreneur and thought leader. He is also a consultant and the managing director for a hedge fund. Frans previously co-founded and managed two companies, a Boston-based software company and a medical device company operating out of Baltimore, Maryland and Stockholm, Sweden.
A successful author, Frans has written on a variety of topics, from business management to healthcare to sport fishing to how to save our oceans. His bestselling book, The Medici Effect, has been translated into 17 languages and was named "One of the Ten Best Business Books of 2004" by Amazon.com.
About 99U
The 99U delivers the action-oriented education that you didn't get in school, highlighting real-world best practices for making ideas happen.
About the presentation
In this high-energy talk, Frans Johansson illustrates how relentless trial-and-error -- coming up with an idea, executing it on a small scale, and then refining it -- is THE distinguishing characteristic of the greatest artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs. Why? Because humans are not very good at predicting which ideas are going to be a success. Thus, nearly every major breakthrough innovation has been preceded by a string of failed or misguided executions. So, as Frans says quoting Churchill, "If you're going through hell, keep going."
Watch more videos here: 99u.com/videos
2:33 All innovative ideas appear obvious after the fact
2:45 The idea: come up with something groundbreaking by combining ideas
3:49 Can I come up with something like that?
5:00 Path for uncommon ideas
5:17 Taking risks, having a lot of failures
5:45 Groundbreaking innovators generate and execute far more ideas
6:33 Fundamental flaw in humans
7:24 Reasons for failure are bound
7:45 Innovators fail more than non innovators
9:07 Nupedia.com
9:40 All brilliant people went through enormous failures
10:00 What type of pathway should we follow?
12:05 Is this how this really happens?
13:19 What's the secret?
14:10 What's the point of strategy?
14:59 Purpose of a strategy is to convince yourself it works
16:01 Yu've got to get something done.
16:40 Just do it. Just start.
17:06 The smallest executable step
17:25 Unlock a plethora of ideas
About Frans Johansson
Frans Johansson is an entrepreneur and thought leader. He is also a consultant and the managing director for a hedge fund. Frans previously co-founded and managed two companies, a Boston-based software company and a medical device company operating out of Baltimore, Maryland and Stockholm, Sweden.
A successful author, Frans has written on a variety of topics, from business management to healthcare to sport fishing to how to save our oceans. His bestselling book, The Medici Effect, has been translated into 17 languages and was named "One of the Ten Best Business Books of 2004" by Amazon.com.
About 99U
The 99U delivers the action-oriented education that you didn't get in school, highlighting real-world best practices for making ideas happen.
