The Old Guard and the New Guard, the People Who Are Really Driving Innovation

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CNN's John Sutter talks about the importance of old and new guard in innovation. He says we need a little bit of the old guard to keep things in check, but also some checks and balances at the same time. In our next pod, he discusses mental loquidity - being able to change your mind on certain topics.

What do airplanes, railroads, and jazz music have in common? They were all innovations that people feared.

In fact, if you look into any key technology shift from the past, you'll find a wealth of fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding it. And while this shouldn't be surprising, we can still learn from the skeptics of the past.

We can learn just how difficult it is to predict what's to come and look toward our future with a humble perspective, an acceptance that we probably will get it wrong again.

In this episode, Calvin and Steph talk through how people viewed inventions seemingly as innocuous as the bicycle or teddy bear, what we can learn from these stories, and how to stay open minded and capitalize on opportunities as technology takes us into the future.