Gary Shapiro Quotes

United States, Author
August 28, 1956

Gary J. Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association. Shapiro is the author of the bestselling books Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation , Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses and The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream

Innovation is really the concept of converging disparate ideas in a new way.

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- Ideas
- Innovation
- New Way
The best solutions are not immediate solutions.

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- Best
- Solutions
- Immediate

Connectivity and technologies are not only solving some of the biggest problems in the world, but they're also enhancing the experience for everyone.

Gary Shapiro
The experiences that technology provides is very, very important, rather than just the backroom aspects of running things. It's just as important to focus on the consumer interface and how we're experiencing things.

Gary Shapiro
A contra dance is like an amusement park ride we make for ourselves.

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- Dance
- Amusement
- Park
Technology changes rapidly and there's definitely a shift toward connectivity that provides 24-hour access to information aligned with individual needs. That's one of the driving trends and that's going to impact every industry in a very big way.

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Every company is now a technology company.

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- Technology
- Company
- Every
I think increasingly consumers are judging the quality of their travel and hotel experiences by their ability to have access to basic technologies, including Wi-Fi.

Gary Shapiro

Every aspect of our lives are now connected: health, travel, sports, gaming, our homes, our cars - everything.

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- Lives
- Aspect
- Connected
A rigid adherence to traditional methods is a huge hindrance to innovative problem solving.

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- Problem
- Methods
- Solving