Slow innovation: Ilya Avdeev & Nathaniel Stern at TEDxHarambee

How do we get from point A to point B, in the fastest way possible? It seems this is the shape of almost every question we hear today. Answers are valued above all else, questions are a close second, and very little else matters. But innovation requires time, space, and a willingness to try and fail, with crazy and sometimes impossible ideas. Avdeev and Stern will talk about how to teach, model and facilitate innovation through practices that seem counterproductive, but almost always succeed: play a lot, move very slowly, and don’t build anything until the very end.

What is TEDx?

“Imagine a day filled with brilliant speakers, thought-provoking video and mind-blowing conversation. By organizing a TEDx event, you can create a unique gathering in your community that will unleash new ideas, inspire and inform…. A TEDx event is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and videos previously recorded at TED conferences are shared with the community.” – from the TED web site