All the exciting discoveries come from what is not known.
Learn to welcome ignorance, ask bold questions, and discover more in life, work, and relationships.
We’re excited to share that the book will be released in Japan on June 19th, followed by Europe in July.
If you have any questions or want to know more, you can contact Peter.
“Some people think that being radical is to be reckless, we now see from Peter that it is reckless not to be radical.”
– Dr. Eng. Masahiko Mori, President of DMG MORI, the world’s
largest manufacturer of machine tool solutions
All the exciting discoveries in people, business and technology have come from what was not known before.
I strongly believe now that I have only just seen the tip of the iceberg. I want to see and want others to discover what else there is to life. Life with family, friends, in the workplace and the playground.
At times, including when I started thinking about writing this book, I have stopped and looked around, excited but bewildered, and wondered how I ever got to where I am. I never had a grand strategy, and neither has it been a smooth, problem-free, upward curve. Life has been an adventure, a discovery and an ongoing realisation of just how much there is to learn.
So how can we now revel in ignorance and discover more?
Dare to dream and dare to ask how you can find out more of what life is really capable of being.
Introduction to the Book
The Adventure of Discovery
I wanted to write this book for 20 years, to understand how radical transformations work. I have been fascinated by the possibilities. I knew that my school hadn’t prepared me for an extraordinary career, and as a very ordinary person, I have sometimes felt like an imposter.
I realised that profoundly personal experiences became a foundation of my life and had to be included somehow. I wanted an innovative book with an apparently simple interweaving of two narratives that explores how our professional lives and our personal stories are fundamentally related.
I have learnt to welcome mystery and embrace ignorance. I have learnt to play, make mistakes and risk failure. I have learnt to keep asking questions until I have answers that satisfy me. I have learnt to dream.
The main reason I’ve written my story is for you to better understand your own story. Take whatever is helpful for you.
Peter Hill
Court Jester
Peter’s career spans nearly 50 years of aerospace and business innovation. Starting as an 18-year-old trainee at Rolls-Royce, he led numerous manufacturing breakthroughs, twice winning Rolls-Royce’s prestigious Engineering Innovation Award, and eventually became Chair of the Rolls-Royce Fellows.
In 2011, Peter left Rolls-Royce to become a self-styled ‘Court Jester’, founding his international consultancy, Right to Left Strategy Ltd, and supporting DMG MORI, the world’s largest machine tool solutions company. As Dr. Masahiko Mori’s External Chief Consultant in Radical Innovation, Peter has spent over a decade discovering step-change opportunities across every part of the business, all through curiosity, bold questions, and a playful, fearless approach.
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A medieval court jester could speak truth to power, ask questions freely, and push boundaries without limitation, and Peter’s work follows the same spirit. His creative, radical thinking, love of exploring ignorance, and willingness to make mistakes have quietly transformed factories, teams, and projects across multiple industries.
Peter lives in the UK with his family and remains fascinated by the art of the impossible. He continues helping businesses, people, and manufacturing find the transformations they need, always with more ignorance to explore, more questions to ask, and a sense of wonder at what’s possible.