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This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Cameron Kirkconnell, a world-record spearfisher who works as a yacht broker with Ikonic Yachts, based in Miami. This story has been edited for length and clarity.When I was really young, somebody asked me what I wanted to do for a…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Stausholm, founder and CEO of SproutWorld. It has been edited for length and clarity.Back in 2013, I saw a Kickstarter campaign for a plantable pencil. Three young students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had invented the pencil in…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Guy Ailion, cofounder and CEO of Mattoboard and author of SmallHuge. It has been edited for length and clarity.My interest in creativity brought me to a career in architecture. I started my training in South Africa, and continued working in London,…