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From the Ted Talk by Don Tapscott: Four principles for the open world

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You know, conventional wisdom says talent is inside, right? Your most precious _____ goes out the elevator every night. He viewed talent ___________. He wondered, who are their peers? He should have fired his geology department, but he didn't. You know, some of the best submissions didn't come from geologists. They came from computer scientists, engineers. The winner was a computer ________ company that _____ a three dimensional _____ of the mine where you can helicopter underground and see where the gold is.

Solution

  1. built
  2. asset
  3. graphics
  4. differently
  5. model

Original Text

You know, conventional wisdom says talent is inside, right? Your most precious asset goes out the elevator every night. He viewed talent differently. He wondered, who are their peers? He should have fired his geology department, but he didn't. You know, some of the best submissions didn't come from geologists. They came from computer scientists, engineers. The winner was a computer graphics company that built a three dimensional model of the mine where you can helicopter underground and see where the gold is.

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