Joichi Ito

“My basic rule is that I want to be a global citizen. I don't want to be an American. I don't want to be a Japanese.”

“If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.”

“You don't need a corporation or a marketing company to brand you now: you can do it yourself. You can establish who you are with a social media following.”

“The most important thing is to just do it. Just get on with it. And do it better than anyone else.”

“Education is what people do to you. Learning is what you do for yourself.”

“Permission-less innovation is a key driver of progress.”

“Privacy is not about hiding things, it's about being able to control your own identity.”

“The best way to protect yourself is to be as fluid and formless as water; never bet on stability or lasting order. Everything changes.”

“In a world where the cost of communication and coordination is going down, the value of centralized institutions is also going down.”

“The future of learning is about empowering learners to take control of their own education.”

“Resilience is more important than strength. The strong will break, but the resilient will bounce back.”

“One of the things that I've learned is that you're never going to be able to control the narrative. You can only contribute to it.”