Tom Chi is an inventor (he most recently served as head of product experience at Google X developing technology such as Google Glass and Google's self-driving cars). coach & speaker and .has worked in a wide range of roles from astrophysical researcher to Fortune 500 consultant to corporate executive developing new hardware/software products and services. He has played a significant role in established projects with global reach (Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Search), and scaled new projects from conception to significance (Yahoo Answers from 0 to 90 million users).
This talk is quite illuminating & opens up many avenues for further study & reflection.