The Great Man Myth

Posted by on Oct 24, 2016 in COPYCOPYCOPY, Copying, innovation, Uncategorized | No Comments

Really great piece here which critiques the abiding appeal of the Great Man story of technology change. As I argue in Copy Copy Copy and in I’ll Have What She’s Having, innovation is largely about taking stuff that already exists and making it better or at least different.It’s what humanity has done – deliberately or accidentally […]

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