Innovation

(cont'd from yesterday's post)

So where people are free enough, they tend to use their God-given talents to build on the knowledge that came before in order to improve things.

But sometimes an individual will stand out for much more progress. A person of genius who also has opportunity and an amazing combination of talents will pop up, one in a million:

"There are many smart people in the world. Some, but not all, are also creative. And some of these, but not all, are highly energetic and ambitious in their goals. At the extreme, we have superstars in science, engineering, business and the arts who are one-in-a-million in developing valuable innovations. These people produce new ideas that millions of other people can use. This is a huge point: the benefits of the creative geniuses are enjoyed by the rest of us."

The world is able to produce much more food, for example, because of the work of Norman Borlaug. There's Alan Turing and Steven Jobs. You will think of more.

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from Forbes