i think we're in a fascinating time, in times of creativity and culture. If you look at some of the stuff that's being made, even on sort of commercial platforms like net flicks,. there's some great innovation there. The moment, in terms of the conversation politically, i don't think either the conservative position nor the liberal position is being particularly well represented. Education seems to me to be of prime importance. I mean, how else do you learn about the foundations of your society, of your political thought? Even if you want to turn everything around, youve got to know what you're turning. And they've always been revolutionaries, just as there have been traditionalists.
Armand D’Angour is a professor of classics at the University of Oxford and the author of several books including Socrates in Love and his latest, How To Innovate. In this episode we discuss:- The 3 different types of innovation and how to use them to your advantage - How the Greeks thought about change and what we can learn from them- The relationship between innovation and ethicsWe also cover the true story behind Archimedes’ famous “Eureka!” moment and Aristotle’s thoughts on political innovation.