Stephen Wolfram's 10 ways to have big ideas

Stephen Wolfram is an extraordinary thinker.

He doesn’t seem to think like other scientists. He doesn’t seem to think like other technologists. And he certainly doesn’t think like an academic.

So I asked him how he thinks. How does he have all the ideas I’ve been exploring at The Last Theory?

Here are 10 ways to have big ideas, derived from Stephen’s answer:

Drill down to the foundationsExperiment with your ideasTry to understand your findingsHave the humility to doubt your expectationsHave the confidence to push ahead regardlessExplain your ideas to othersDiscuss your ideas with othersGet to know when an idea will take flightDon’t miss a step: imagine, experiment, explainVisualize your ideas

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Stephen Wolfram

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Concept mentioned by Stephen

Computational irreducibility

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The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery founder of Open Web Mind

I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.

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