In this episode, Alex and Wais discuss Nilofer Merchant’s concept of ‘Onlyness’. Nilofer Merchant argues that at the heart of all ideas are human beings, but we have created a world in which powerful and entrenched hierarchies overlook those ideas that do not align with their own values and experience. Ideas, Merchant argues, are a product of our ‘onlyness’, they are the result of our own history and experience, visions and hopes, and this is what makes them unique. To give our ideas power we need to socialise them by building networks of like-minded people. You can watch Nilofer Merchant talking about onlyness here:  shorturl.at/grBCL If you’re enjoying the Innovation Book Club, please give us a 5-star review on your podcatcher of choice.