All innovators are whiz kids who go to good schools and then suddenly leap to their discoveries in one brilliant stroke at an early age. Right? Not necessarily, says economist and creativity expert David Galenson. Galenson draws on research from his book Old Masters and Young Geniuses to identify another type of creative person, the late bloomer, or what he calls the "experimental innovator."
Applying his insights to the social entrepreneur, he explores the differences in the processes of discovery for creative people, drawing on the lives of great artists and significant cultural change agents. He reflects on wisdom as a crucial component of creativity, and considers the policy implications of his research.
Galenson was speaking to an audience of social entrepeneurs over the age of 60 gathered by Civic Ventures and the Stanford Center for Social Innovation for the 2007 Purpose Price.
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