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You Go To Developing Countries Today And You'll Find Automobiles That You Haven't Seen Since You're Childhood And That's Because They Really Are Valuable, They're Taken Care Of, They're Repaired, And When Something Breaks, They Just Don't Buy A New One, They Actually Fix It.

Where Do New Ideas Come From? The Answer Is Simple: Differences. While There Are Many Theories Of Creativity, The Only Tenet They All Share Is That Creativity Comes From Unlikely Juxtapositions. The Best Way To Maximize Differences Is To Mix Ages, Cultures, And Disciplines.

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One Of The Basics Of A Good System Of Innovation Is Diversity. In Some Ways, The Stronger The Culture (national, Institutional, Generational, Or Other), The Less Likely It Is To Harbor Innovative Thinking. Common And Deep-seated Beliefs, Widespread Norms, And Behavior And Performance Standards Are Enemies Of New Ideas. Any Society That Prides Itself On Being Harmonious And Homogeneous Is Very Unlikely To Catalyze Idiosyncratic Thinking. Suppression Of Innovation Need Not Be Overt. It Can Be Simply A Matter Of Peoples Walking Around In Tacit Agreement And Full Comfort With The Status Quo.

There Is A Belief That Children Drop Out Of School Because They're Needed By Their Families To Work, Or The Little Girls Are Needed To Take Care Of Younger Siblings. It Turns Out That's Not Really True.