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"Innovations won't be adopted unless they solve a problem: No matter how cool and exciting a particular innovation looks, it doesn't mean that users are going to want to use it. "

"Innovative thinkers and teachers, like writers and artists, move us forward. When our institutions become hostile toward innovative thinking and new ideas, they-and the people who produce them-don't disappear. They go elsewhere. The best thoughts are not happening on our campuses, they are happening elsewhere."

"In other words, economies today lack the spirit of innovation. Labour markets do not need only more technical expertise; they require an increasing number of soft skills, like the ability to think imaginatively, develop creative solutions to complex challenges and adapt to changing circumstances and new constraints."

"A good university should facilitate the zone of exploration where we promote new ideas, accept failure, reward creativity, breed innovation, and foster interdependent learning. This is important for our students today and may even be more important for the "screeners" generation who will be here before we know it."