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The art of invention with Nathan Myhrvold

2024/11/26
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Nathan Myhrvold 认为发明并非源于单一灵光乍现,而是多方面因素共同作用的结果。他强调团队合作的重要性,认为多样化的背景和思维方式能够碰撞出新的火花。他提出,在发明过程中,要避免固步自封,勇于尝试不同的方法,即使这些方法看起来很疯狂。他认为,最有趣的发明往往是那些尚未实现的,而那些看似简单的改进型发明,其累积效应也极其重要。他分享了在发明会议中如何选择成员,以及如何引导团队进行头脑风暴,避免负面情绪扼杀创造力。他还谈到,执行力是创新的关键,一个好点子如果没有良好的执行,就如同空中楼阁。他以自身经历为例,说明了如何将不同领域的知识和技能进行整合,创造出新的价值。他认为,与其担心别人窃取自己的想法,不如专注于如何将想法付诸实践。 Adam Grant 则从心理学角度分析了创造力,他认为创造力科学能够帮助人们避免一些低效的思维方式,例如避免认知僵化,以及在团队合作中,适度的批评可以激发创造力。他还指出,创造力科学能够帮助人们避免成为自己成功的绊脚石,例如,人们往往在缺乏灵感时就停止思考,而创造力科学则鼓励人们继续探索,尝试不同的方向。此外,他还强调了团队合作中,成员之间既要有共同语言,又要有不同的视角,才能产生最佳的创造力。 在与Adam Grant 的对话中,Nathan Myhrvold 还分享了他与史蒂芬·霍金共事以及对创造力科学的看法。他认为,霍金乐观积极的人生态度以及他克服身体障碍的毅力给他留下了深刻的印象。他还谈到,创造力科学能够帮助人们避免一些低效的思维方式,并引导人们进行更有成效的创造性碰撞。

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Nathan Myhrvold shares his lifelong passion for invention, starting from childhood when he took things apart and put them back together, and his early experiences with high-voltage electronics and rebuilding cars.
  • Nathan's passion for invention started at a very young age.
  • He took apart and rebuilt various objects, including his mom's car.
  • The internet has made it easier for kids today to explore and learn about technology.

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Nathan Myhrvold may be the closest thing we have to a modern-day Renaissance man. A cofounder, inventor, chef, photographer, dinosaur hunter, author and former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, Nathan infuses creativity and innovation into everything he does. Nathan and Adam dive into the science behind the creative process, discussing what it takes to spark imagination and fight groupthink. Nathan also shares his experience working with Stephen Hawking, and why he believes that an idea is only as good as its execution. Available transcripts for ReThinking can be found at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts