Leave the Innovating to the Stupid?
Here’s an interesting New York Times article about the paradox that says that the more expertise and knowledge one has in a field, the harder it is for that person to innovate in that field. According to the author Chip Heath,
“People who design products are experts cursed by their knowledge, and they can’t imagine what it’s like to be as ignorant as the rest of us.”
This, in contrast to the Dunning-Kruger effect, which imbues people who have little knowledge or skill with increased confidence and a sense of superiority over those with more knowledge or skill.
Right there, in the New York Times, all the justification I ever needed for my ignorance. Who needs some good ideas?
