Chapter 11
Think big, start small, learn fast
Why you need to constantly experiment to test your ideas to destruction – or greatness
‘Life is trying things to see if they work.’
Ray Bradbury, author
Superpower: Collaboration
Dance Step: EXPERIMENT
Igniting questions:
- What should I do when I don’t know what works?
- How do I test my ideas?
- Which ideas do I choose to pursue?
4Cs value: What works, what doesn’t?
We all know it was Thomas Edison who invented the light-bulb. But, there’s a small problem with this well-worn myth: it’s not actually true. Many inventors were working on the replacement for gas lighting in the late 1870s. Gas lanterns could only deliver a flickering light source, not to mention the trifling issue of thousands of suffocations, ...
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