Thought Tweet #696 Inventors used to be a curious, special breed. Now, inventors are us!
Then & Now 
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
The need for creativity and its outcome ‘invention’ is increasing as a consequence of 'global commoditization' and viral growth of the use of communication technology.
Years ago inventors were unusual...eccentric...sometimes outcasts.
Now, there are 6,000,000,000 mobile devices in use out there. And, each smart phone is more powerful than the laboratories of a few years ago.