""When I interview people, I ask them to give me an example of something they've invented,""
""You want to select people who like to invent their way out of boxes and don't necessarily immediately go to either/or-'we can do A or B.'""
""One area where I think we are especially distinctive is failure. I believe we are the best place in the world to fail (we have plenty of practice!), and failure and invention are inseparable twins.""
Interviewers should ask candidates to describe something they invented, which can include metrics, business processes, or solutions rather than only patents. Innovation cannot be replicated by AI-curated resumes and provides a durable advantage in an oversaturated job market. Selecting people who invent their way out of boxes and pursue combined solutions (A and B) fosters creativity and exploration. Employees without pioneering instincts tend to leave. Failure and invention are inseparable; invention requires experimentation and tolerance for dead ends. Organizations that cultivate experimentation and tolerate failure build self-reinforcing cultures of problem-solving and long-term innovation.
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