The Truth About Innovation

Besides having authored the insightful "Tipping Point", Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writter for the New Yorker magazine. In the latest issue he digs deep into the subject of innovation in his article Creation Myth.:



Malcolm has an engaging interview on NPR today that supports the article. He discusses how being first isn't likely to be the best place to be with delivering a new idea/product. For instance Apple, America's largest tech company, has been a blockbuster success being 2nd and 3rd on many technologies (Window based OS, MP3 players, smartphones, etc.). Listen to the interview here.