The Great Collision - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review
Here's a tiny question. What do you think most people really want? What do you think the average Jane — or even the less-than-average Joe — is capable of? One view is: most people don't want much, and are capable of even less. People — usually (pardon me for saying so) old, rich, white, privileged males — have been advancing this notion for centuries. The funny thing is, the world has made explosive jumps forward...
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