Curiosity doesn’t kill companies
But poor leadership does
“Did you hear what the Byzantine princess brought with her to Venice?” his female companion says. “It’s a pronged-contraption that allows her to eat without touching her food.”
“Ah, yes,” says the astronomer. “I believe it’s called ‘the fork,’ and the Church is quite upset about it.”
“Really? Why?” The female looks up at the night sky in a moment of confusion.
The astronomer shakes his head as he takes a sip of Merlot next to his female companion on a breezy evening in 1609.
“I don’t know… But did you hear about ‘the spyglass?’ It’s a device that makes distant objects appear closer. I think it can be adapted to make a powerful refracting telescope.”
Over the next several years, the astronomer’s curiosity would drive him to discover the Milky Way Galaxy, Jupiter’s four moons and a surprising fact that would alter the course of human history — the earth is not the center of the universe.
Unfortunately, we all know how this story ends.
