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The Myth of the Myth of the Lone Genius
"Novelty emerges from an individual mind, when it is judged by a committee, orthodoxy will usually prevail."
This isn’t to suggest that all original ideas come from beginners. To the contrary, expertise is valuable in idea generation, but experts shouldn’t work in complete isolation, the lone genius lore be damned. Experts also benefit from intermittent periods of collaboration, particularly when amateurs are brought into the mix.
Ozan Varol • Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
the “lone genius” myth: