Driver of innovation

Douglas Rushkoff

...I'm hoping you'll suspend...the conviction that competition is the primary driver of innovation. It may have once been able to serve this purpose, but it is also a necessarily divisive force - turning potential collaborations into adversaries, and what could be meaningful play into grueling work. We find ourselves comparing and contrasting our progress with others, focusing on what we lack rather than what we have, and alienating ourselves from our potential allies in the process.