Curiosity is the key to creativity.
AKIO MORITACuriosity is the key to creativity.
AKIO MORITAI often say to my assistants, “Never trust anybody,” but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.
AKIO MORITAWe all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
AKIO MORITAMy solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
AKIO MORITAI believe people work for satisfaction.
AKIO MORITAThe “patron saint” of Japanese quality control, ironically, is an American named W. Edwards Deming, who was virtually unknown in his own country until his ideas of quality control began to make such a big impact on Japanese companies.
AKIO MORITAOur plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
AKIO MORITAWe will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart’s desire their technological capacity.
AKIO MORITADon’t do market research.
AKIO MORITAThe public does not know what is possible. We do.
AKIO MORITAIf we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail.
AKIO MORITAPeople need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.
AKIO MORITAWe treat employees as a member of the family.
AKIO MORITAWithout an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
AKIO MORITAOf course we have to make a profit, but we have to make a profit over the long haul, not just the short term, and that means we must keep investing in research and development.
AKIO MORITAEvery action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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