# Innovation involves trial and errors
Examples:
- Edison and team tested 6,000 filaments to perfect light bulb
- Dyson made 5,127 prototypes to perfect his vacuum
- Fosbury flop was discovered out of trial and errors
# References
How Innovation Works (p. 253).
Innovation involves trial and error. [...]
# Backlinks
- Characteristics of innovators
- Innovators should have high tolerance for errors, because Innovation involves trial and errors.