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The quote says that a plan presented as new and bold cannot be treated as if it will work the same way older plans did. It suggests that simply extending past patterns may not be enough when the situation is supposed to be different. In other words, calling something new creates a problem if the thinking behind it is still just old thinking.
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Originally said in English.
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About Nathan Myhrvold
American inventor, scientist and businessman
Nathan Paul Myhrvold is an American inventor, scientist, and businessman. He is known for serving as chief technology officer at Microsoft, and for co-founding Intellectual Ventures and TerraPower. He is also the principal author of Modernist Cuisine and its follow-up books. His work spans technology, business, and food science, reflecting a career that moves between research, innovation, and writing.
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