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3. Be very careful about the language      Intelligence is learning
you use. In this case, “voice of the customer”  from your mistakes.
should be taken literally. Customers recog-
nize, respond to and build from their own       Wisdom is learning
words more than yours. So use their language    from the mistakes
when exploring insights, writing concepts       of others. When it
and introducing new products. I mentioned       comes to innovation,
the insurance industry as an example earlier.   wisdom is faster
But think about it. When was the last time you  and less painful.
heard someone in your family use the word
“wellness”? Yet healthcare companies can’t                     — GMM
say it enough. They are in the jar too.

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