I haven’t been able to determine if I’m original in this expression, or if I’m remembering seeing it in something else. I think I read something about it, but I can’t find it in my research.
- There is a book titled [Ideas come from intersections.
Chemical reactions also occur at the interface where different kinds of things are in contact
- idea arises from [Organizational Boundaries
PS - Innovation starts at the frontier. - frontier, border.
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