Though the market can be great at fostering innovation, it often gets stuck in the same old self-perpetuating ruts because no one wants to take the risk of exploring other options.
One of my favorite innovation stories is that of the company GoldieBlox. The founder of the company, Debbie Sterling, had been inspired by a high school math teacher to pursue engineering. She went to Stanford and loved her engineering major, until about halfway through when she struggled in an engineering drawing course and was humiliated in front of the class by the professor.
So what did she do? She innovated.
You can find the show notes at http://bit.ly/innovation-frustration
