The strength of scientific progress comes from 'individual humility'—the constant process of questioning assumptions and actively searching for errors. This embrace of being wrong, or doubting one's own work, is not a weakness but a superpower that leads to breakthroughs.
Humanity now possesses the technical ability to solve planetary-scale problems like climate change, pandemics, and hunger. According to Nobel laureate Saul Perlmutter, the primary remaining obstacle is our inability to communicate and collaborate effectively to implement these known solutions.
Managing innovative teams requires a balancing act. While sharing resources like software improves efficiency, it creates blind spots. Leaders should intentionally foster independent 'splinter groups' to work on the same problem, ensuring critical comparisons can be made to uncover hidden errors.