Innovation suddenly becomes accessible to us mere mortals when we drop the genius requirement and think about mixing and matching tasty ingredients with our passions.

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The greatest stipulation was that the raw kernel of Windows 8, the Windows NT kernel, which is the sweet-spot for true innovation, would not be accessible to Nokia.

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Perhaps the most valuable innovation we can make is the one that is most accessible to us.

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If we open the doors of government to the private sector and make data accessible, we can jump-start a new era of social innovation.

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Innovation and invention can jumpstart economies, but only when accessible. 3D printing, personal manufacturing (as the MakerGear interview points to) is only the beginning of a new revolution.

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At some point disruptive innovation transformed all these industries, making their products and services affordable and accessible, so that people with less training could competently provide them.

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And, through innovative, accessible platforms like data.gov, the government is unleashing more information than ever before to fuel innovation and entrepreneurship.

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