I came to a bit of a revelation this morning, and I want to test it out here to see what you think. Here it is:

The core of innovation is dissatisfaction.

I know—sounds pretty negative, right? And now you’re thinking, “Gee, Bill, you’re really a ‘glass half empty’ guy, aren’t you?”

Well, I’m not. But I stand by my statement, and here’s why.

It’s because the innovator is constantly looking for problems to solve. The innovator is proactively seeking out the things that ...