Amy Purdy talks about what happened to her life when se lost her legs due to bacterial meningitis. Losing here legs forced her to rely on her imagination and to believe in the possibilities.
The story of her life gives us a particular view on innovation. Although we tend to talk a lot about innovation without borders, to Amy it was precisely because of her borders that she could innovate. According to her, orders are where the actual ends, but also where the imagination and the story begins. In her own words:
“Instead of looking at our challenges and limitations as something negative or bad, we can begin to look at them as blessings. Magnificent gifts that can be used to ignite our imagination and help us go further than we ever knew we could go. It’s not about breaking down borders. It’s about pushing off of them and see what amazing places they might bring us.”
