We agree.
We think Pasteur had a skill we call “surfing” that enabled him to ride the waves of
possibilities swirling around him and find a path that led to great value. An example of
Pasteur’s surfing skill arose in the early 1880s, when he was searching for an anthrax vaccine. After he discovered the vaccine and verified in his lab that it worked, he did not go public, to the great frustration of his colleagues and advisors.
The right moment showed up when a famous veterinarian challenged him to a public test of the vaccine.
He accepted the challenge.
In the test, no vaccinated animal got anthrax and every unvaccinated animal perished.
The theatre of the test and its subsequent publicity propelled Pasteur, his anthrax vaccine, and his germ theory of disease into public prominence and earned him encomiums like “benefactor
of humanity.”
His timing and sense of drama were impeccable.
We argue that Pasteur was a genius at surfing waves of possibilities.
We would also speculate that if Pasteur lived in a different time or place, his surfing skill would have helped him make other achievements, but not anthrax or rabies vaccines.
We agree. We think Pasteur had a skill we call “surfing” that enabled him to ride the waves ofpossibilities swirling around him and find a path that led to great value. An example ofPasteur’s surfing skill arose in the early 1880s, when he was searching for an anthrax vaccine. After he discovered the vaccine and verified in his lab that it worked, he did not go public, to the great frustration of his colleagues and advisors. The right moment showed up when a famous veterinarian challenged him to a public test of the vaccine. He accepted the challenge. In the test, no vaccinated animal got anthrax and every unvaccinated animal perished. The theatre of the test and its subsequent publicity propelled Pasteur, his anthrax vaccine, and his germ theory of disease into public prominence and earned him encomiums like “benefactorof humanity.” His timing and sense of drama were impeccable.We argue that Pasteur was a genius at surfing waves of possibilities. We would also speculate that if Pasteur lived in a different time or place, his surfing skill would have helped him make other achievements, but not anthrax or rabies vaccines.
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