Great Thinkers, Great Thinking
Great ideas start with great thinking. ThinkWorks' Great Thinkers,
Great Thinking series is a collection of vignettes about the people and
the thinking that have changed the world in small and large ways.
Regardless of the idea, innovation or invention, first, someone had to
think it.
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1868
Good thinking relies on careful observation.
1928
Sometimes, good thinking requires seeing opportunity in accidents.
1907
Creative inspiration can come from many influences
~3,000 B.C.
Innovation builds on itself
3,400 B.C.
Innovation picks up speed
1865
Patience with peas pays off
~1.8 Million B.
Prometheus or lightning?
1983
There's more to intelligence than IQ
1955
She stayed seated and started a revolution