Introduction - Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology
Introduction - Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology

Introduction - Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology

How Gunpei Yokoi's philosophy of 'lateral thinking with withered technology' made Nintendo one of the most successful electronics manufacturers.

If he could not think more deeply about new technologies, he would think more broadly about old ones. Aware of his engineering limitations, he intentionally retreated from the cutting edge.

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