Innovation

Originality is overrated. Engineers are often told in engineering schools that a good design typically consists of 45% duplication, 45% slight modification and 10% originality. Those who follow this principle benefit from the experience of their predecessors. Their designs tend to work. That is the way it should be.

Google Article in The New Yorker

Great article on Google. Take-away quote from the CEO of Google: “What kills a company is not competition but arrogance. We control our fate.”