Iteration.
Most innovation is incremental.
Feb 25, 2017 · 1 min read
After the initial leap, most innovation is incremental.
Short periods of intuitive inspiration are usually followed by long periods of questioning, testing, usage, feedback, and iteration. If the initial assumptions are not fundamentally flawed, they undergo progressive refinement.
Although gradual upgrades are less glamorous than making leaps, they are safer, easier, cheaper and essential. Sky makes land, mountains make valleys, and so too, these thousands of small steps make the one big leap possible.
Because making incremental progress is so much more efficient than making a leap, it should be preferred. Incremental progress should be pursued until its limits become clear.
