I almost envied the speaker as he delivered his erudite commentary on stage. I wasn’t in the audience at TED, but rather listening to a slightly nerdy 11-year-old explain his science project to an audience of his peers while his mother hovered nearby. The kids sitting around me were whispering and giggling. They were annoyed by him. But I thought: Lucky, lucky guy.
Why I Don’t Innovate at Work (or Watch Cooking Shows at the Gym)
I almost envied the speaker as he delivered his erudite commentary on stage. I wasn’t in the audience at TED, but rather listening to a slightly nerdy 11-year-old explain his science project to an audience of his peers while his mother hovered nearby. The kids sitting around me were whispering and giggling. They were annoyed […]
February 11, 2010
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