Lessons from Monet: Impressions of Innovation

Ross King's book on Claude Monet's masterpiece Water Lilies explores the challenges Monet faced in creating his final iconic work. Monet's innovative approach to painting can offer important insights for innovators, from immersing oneself deeply in a subject for new thinking to cultivating a controlled environment for experimentation, capturing fleeting observations, and the importance of passion and perseverance in the face of failure. Monet's garden was both a source of inspiration and a small-scale world where he could master his technique, with Monet leveraging simulations and scale models to generate new ideas. Monet also surrounded himself with the greatest creations of his peers, using their brilliance to continue to inspire him.