The Art of Mentoring
Lesson – 5
Please watch the video and then do the quiz below
Where good ideas come from – Steven Johnson
People often credit their ideas to individual “Eureka!” moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the “liquid networks” of London’s coffee houses to Charles Darwin’s long, slow hunch to today’s high-velocity web. (4:06)
Think about it
Steven Johnson illustrates how ideas are cobbled together – how they fade into reality over a long period of time.
1- How can you influence the people you are mentoring to generate an idea that pushes their career and the organization forward?
2- What idea were you able to implement with the help of a colleague, mentor or coach?