“To succeed, planning alone is insufficient.…”

Creativity and problem-solving

What it means

Planning is necessary but never sufficient; you also have to improvise when reality changes. Good strategy leaves room to adapt.

Isaac Asimov — American writer and biochemist (1920–1992).

Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993) — Foundation (1951), Part V, The Merchant Princes, section 3
Reference: Isaac Asimov on Wikiquote
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