It's been ten years since Steve Jobs left us. So much of the way I think about platforms, innovation and the application of technology to life has been shaped by watching and learning from Apple (and Steve Jobs).
I've sold a company to Apple (Me.com), sold Apple-based networking systems in my career, built a business building iOS Apps, and written 100+ posts on Apple.
More so than any attribute of Apple is Jobs' aspirational mindset of pursuing the Insanely Great and "puncturing holes in the universe" through innovation, and that begins with a practiced with dogged-ness, earnest-ness and deep hunger.
With that in mind, I love this quote from Jony Ive, remembering Jobs' deep sense of curiosity:
"He was without doubt the most inquisitive human I have ever met. His insatiable curiosity was not limited or distracted by his knowledge or expertise, nor was it casual or passive. It was ferocious, energetic and restless. His curiosity was practiced with intention and rigor."
That, in a nutshell, is the power of curiosity.
It specifically is NOT bounded by knowledge or expertise. With purpose and intent, ALL doors are open to the curious.
I also love this quote from Albert Einstein, one of the greatest thinkers of all time.
