Those who learn together and from each other are able to see solutions that outsiders omit or outright reject. Example, sparing together in the dojo.
The best lisp coders learned their craft in one of the great AI labs at Stanford or MIT. The best 3d modelers learned their craft in one of the great graphics labs at Utah or North Carolina. Modern practitioners know these roots.
Eric told of the frustration having studied with an elite community concerned with ongoing operations of critical infrastructure only to find that the executives responsible for such infrastructure cannot muster the conviction to pursue proven solutions.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair who ran for governor with a plan to end depression by taking over idle land and factories and turning them into cooperative ventures. book 
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Prepare a 20 minute story. 1) Who am I? What is that "big wonder" that guides my learning journey? Call it "exigent purpose" - what compels me to keep learning? What inspires courage to walk again into the next unknown? matrix