Here at the very friendly Canadian Society for Training & Development annual conference, Stephen Berlin Johnson gave a great keynote telling the story of innovation. In it, he busted the myth of individual inspiration and instead pointed to the contributions of the slow hunch, diverse inputs, and continual communication & collaboration.
For more Steve Johnson, you’ll find a podcast of his interview with the CBC last year here: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/10/full-interview-steven-johnson-on-where-good-ideas-comes-from/ ( and of course, it’s friendly.)
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