Even if you are not a natural disruptive thinker or leader, thinking creatively about innovation and and the role that technology plays can be easily stimulated by seeing a quick tweet, quote, or hearing a joke. After a quick online search, I found inspiring innovation quotes from current leaders and spotted general technology quotes like these. 

Business Insider - 27 Insights About Creativity That Every Entrepreneur Should Read
Forbes - 20 Great Technology Quotes to Inspire, Amaze, and Amuse

At Constellation Research, our analysts share ideas related to their business and disruptive technology research. In that context, the meaning of each quote, especially for business leaders interested in these topics, can be more useful and relevant than a generic one whether it's a quote about technology optimization, the increasing changes in the executive office, which we call "the new c-suite", or digital marketing and sales effectivess among many others.

We update these weekly for anyone interested in non-mainstream disruptive thinking from our seasoned Constellation analysts and keep an archive of the entire collection for our Constellation Executive Network members.

DOWNLOAD THIS WEEK'S ANALYST QUOTES - DIGITAL MARKETING & SALES EFFECTIVENESS - Cindy Zhou |  VP & Principal Analyst | Constellation Research 

"#CEO & Boards want predictability in the business. Embrace your inner #datascientist." - @cindy_zhou #CMO 

"Command of #marketing financial metrics helps change the #CEO perception from cost to growth center." - @cindy_zhou #CMO 

"It doesn’t matter if #sales or #marketing generated the lead, what matters is closing the deal." - @cindy_zhou @constellationr #CMO #CX

"Every great #CMO started somewhere. Build expertise, become known for it, then broaden skillset." - @cindy_zhou @constellationr