Episode 10 – How Emotion Drives Innovation

Play lies at the core of creativity and innovation– Stuart BrownPlay excites. In motivates. It encourages creative problem solving. But play is much more than an antidote to despair, it produces higher performance in knowledge workers of all types. A problem in our country is the current method of pushing STEM curriculum in education… School systems believe that if they mandate STEM classes then their students will be better prepared for higher-paying STEM jobs, but they’re missing a critical element of learning: play. Kids are hardwired for play, but it gets systematically divorced from their educational experience with unsatisfying results. Not only do the students disengage from their classes, they lack the playful experimental mindset to succeed in STEM careers.No amount of money can truly motivate someone to something that they think can’t be done, or that they don’t truly have an emotional connection to. But a person who enjoys challenges, and who draws meaning and connection from problem solving, will be relentless in trying to solve that challenge.Oceanit practices ‘Intellectual Anarchy’ – empowering teams to break down traditional silos, transcend disciplines, and cross-pollinate ideas and expertise. We create breakthrough ideas, insights, discoveries, and developments — delivering the future as an interdisciplinary force. Through spinouts, co-development partnerships, licensing, and direct manufacturing, Oceanit thrives in delivering solutions to market at scale. Oceanit calls this practice ‘Mind-to-Market’, delivering deep science to disruptive, real-world innovations at scale and impact.Intellectual Anarchy: The Art of Disruptive Innovation by Dr. Patrick K. Sullivan is available on Amazon. Get your copy at https://bit.ly/2Vk5bhN.Learn more about Oceanit at https://oceanit.com/deliveringthefuture/ and subscribe to our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/oceanit. Follow Oceanit on X / Twitter / oceanit Follow Oceanit on Facebook / oceanit Follow Oceanit on Instagram / oceanit