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WASHINGTON, USA – Never underestimate the value of a good idea. Ideas are the starting point for innovation; few things fuel economic growth more than innovation.
However, most of today’s innovators emerge from a narrow demographic group with specific backgrounds, which Xavier Jaravel says creates the phenomena of “Lost Einsteins” and “Lost Marie Curies”.
Jaravel is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics. In this podcast, he talks about the benefits of unleashing untapped talent and broadening the pool of innovators worldwide. Transcript
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