Starts with a sketch

"Progress depends on how fast we can let go of the past"

This picture and quote above came from one of my most favorite brands John Deere and the book "Genuine Value" the John Deere Journey.

In the 1900's, most of the great ideas at John Deere would have been sketched with chalk on the shop floor and then tried in steel or wood. The factories at John Deere had rows of drafting tables where engineers hand-figured calculations before making scale layouts and drawings of their latest ideas.

Today I'm reminded once again of how important that sketch paper really is...