Make up new rules...

Imagine designing something that changed the world – in the 60s, music and miniskirts epitomized that kind of change.

 

·      Good ideas

·      Can be catalysts

·      For changes, big and small.

·      Thinking for yourself supports

·      Creating things both good and great.

 

I was talking to my sister-in-law recently about the changes brought about by the opening of The Mirage: one of the biggest was the new Siegfried and Roy show. There were big acts in Las Vegas before that – Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton and shows like Jubilee and Lido de Paris – but none of them had custom showrooms like the one built for those two magicians. It was the beginning of mechanized sets and props and high-tech stages, lighting, and sound. And it was the first Vegas showroom where theatergoers could buy a ticket for a specific seat instead of trying to tip their way to good ones from the Maitre D’s. 10-years later came the Cirque du Soleil shows and showrooms, but in 1989 the S&R show stood out as a beacon of what was to come. Taking the ordinary to extraordinary heights was what those visionaries did, and they inspired others to make changes big and small to everything else in Vegas. Rules for them were meant to be broken. Encourage your employees to think for themselves and make up newer and better rules. That’s the best way for tomorrow’s changes to begin happening today.

 

Dame Barbara Mary Quant (1930 – 2023): British fashion designer instrumental in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements that introduced the miniskirt and hotpants.