Is There Really Any Innovation That Isn't Precursor to It?

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Youhave, met ridley's new book on innovation makes the argument that pretty much no invention doesn't have some precursor to it. He says all our systems are deeply flawed and you're in conflict with them because of their imperfections. And so i think it's necessary to tilt the system to reward successful creative people for doing what they do - which is often catastrophic failure.

Join Michael Shermer and Jordan Peterson (bestselling author of 12 Rules for Life) for this extraordinary conversation based on Peterson’s new book Beyond Order. After working for decades as a clinical psychologist and a professor at Harvard and the University of Toronto, Peterson has become one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals. His YouTube videos and podcasts have gathered a worldwide audience of hundreds of millions, and his global book tour reached more than 250,000 people in major cities across the globe. What is it that gives Peterson’s message such mass appeal?