Inside the Minds of History’s Most Curious

Over the past decade, Walter Isaacson has explored the minds of history’s most curious innovators. Leonardo da Vinci. Benjamin Franklin. Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Jennifer Doudna. And now: Elon Musk. All geniuses, to be sure. What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why do some innovators succeed, when others fail? How, in fact, do their minds work? Now more than ever, we need to cultivate the kinds of innovation that will address society’s major problems head on. Isaacson will discuss how we might achieve that.
This conversation was part of the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival.
Speakers:
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Co-Anchor, “Squawk Box,” CNBC; Financial Columnist, The New York Times; Founder and Editor at Large, DealBook
Walter Isaacson, Professor of History, Tulane University; Author, The Code Breaker; Distinguished Fellow, Aspen Institute
Now in its 18th year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is the Aspen Institute’s signature summer public event. Among the key themes explored at this year’s festival are conversations around the concepts of Heat, Power, Connection, Trust, Money, and Beauty.
From June 25-July 1, 2022 more than 300 leaders and innovators gather in the Rocky Mountains to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the issues that shape our lives and challenge our times, spanning politics, business, science, the arts, education, and more. #AspenIdeas
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