How to Invent the Future I - Stanford CS183F: Startup School
Stanford Online
Why leaders watch it
Alan Kay on how research labs invent the future and why companies fail to capitalize on inventions, with lessons on vision and funding.
Alan Kay's Stanford Startup School lecture covers his career at Xerox PARC and how to think about inventing the future. He goes through what came out of PARC and why companies fail to capitalize on such ideas.
Takeaways
- Invention needs long-term vision
- Companies often fail to exploit breakthroughs
- Think in terms of changing context
Topics: Innovation & creativity, Strategy & competitive advantage
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