Innovation now comes from time-rich individuals not capital-rich institutions. - Salim Ismail

Indeed, the rate of change is so high everywhere these days that you now must assume that someone will disrupt you, and often from a direction you least expect. As Steve Forbes sees it, "You have to disrupt yourself or others will do it for you." This applies to every market, geography and industry

Martin Seligman, a leading expert on positive psychology, differentiates between three states of happiness: the pleasurable life (hedonistic, superficial), the good life (family and friends) and the meaningful life (finding purpose, transcending ego, working toward a higher good). Research shows that Millennials — those born between 1984 and 2002 — are showing an orientation towards seeking meaning and purpose in their lives.

According to noted hotelier Chip Conley, "Culture is what happens when the boss leaves."