Fried Chicken and Vacuum Cleaners

Consider Harland Sanders and James Dyson.

These visionary and creative individuals enjoyed monstrous success in industries already filled with monstrous successes. If you had asked the public, prior to these individuals introducing their new ideas to their respective and established markets, if the world needed more fried chicken or another vacuum cleaner the majority would have likely said, absolutely not.

Although he probably never said it, Charles H. Duell, the Commissioner of the U.S. Patent office in 1889 is accused of saying; "that everything that can be invented, has been invented." However unlikely it is that this is an accurate statement, it accurately represents the attitude of too many people. These are the people that see no reason to improve or reinvent anything. If it ain't broke..... Why not consider breaking it, just a bit!

Colonel Harland Sanders and James Dyson saw their industries and their opportunities differently. Where others saw the present as adequate, these visionaries saw things that were not, as if they were.

Colonel Sanders knew he had a great idea in his unique blend of spices used to enhance the flavor of fried chicken. He called on over a thousand restaurants before someone said they would try his idea.
(He was in his mid 60's when he started!)

James Dyson was already an accomplished inventor when one day he saw a giant cyclone mechanical device that was used to remove sawdust from a lumber yard processing facility and wondered if the same principles could be used in a vacuum cleaner. Five years and 5,127 prototypes later, he had an incredible machine that had no bags and did not lose suction.

The original Kentucky Fried Chicken has been a massive success and if you have every used a Tyson vacuum cleaner, you know why the company is so very successful.

Does your industry need a new innovative idea? Don't just accept things the way they are, just because they are that way. You can't afford to wait on someone else. Many very innovative and monstrous ideas originated from people just like you and are basically minor improvements to an already existing product or service. Consider fried chicken and vacuum cleaners, think differently and take a bite out of the status quo.