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The Biggest Myth About Innovation

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

The Biggest Myth About Innovation

Season 11 Episode 15 | 17m 48s

The idea of the lone genius creating everything isn’t just misleading. It’s harmful and wrong. Innovation thrives when people work together, and rather than nice linear paths, new ideas come from chance events and unexpected connections. This video tells the story of one such invention, and offers a new idea about how new ideas are really born.

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