In making the mega list of 177 innovation myths, I hoped the hours it took to research would pay off in others building on it. Designer Stefan Klocek was first by inverting all the myths as an experiment, creating a list of 177 innovation truths.

Of course semantic inversions don’t always work, but some are interesting especially when compared together:

• Innovators had unhappy lives
• Innovators need others to succeed
• You don’t need to stay positive
• You can’t remember everything
• Companies of any size and any age innovate
• Many great ideas are needed
• It’s better to take risks
• Innovation is a full time activity
• You don’t need more new ideas
• Innovation is the whole company
• You don’t need to let loose
• Innovation isn’t radical departure
• Mistakes are cheap

See the entire list here.