Five Pertinent Questions for Scott Berkun About Innovation

From the interview: Digital Web: I'm going to lead off with the big question: What lessons can web professionals learn from The Myths of Innovation?

This planet takes itself way too seriously. Voltaire said God is a comedian playing to an audience afraid to laugh, and I rarely disagree with Voltaire. I mean, take the browser wars. Can you really fight a war over browsers? Is that something to be proud of? Can you think of a worse kind of hyperbole today?
Scott Berkun: They will, upon finishing the book, instantly gain advanced mind control powers over anyone that annoys them. That's most important, of course—what web professional doesn't need mind control powers? After that, two things: ways to counter and defend themselves against all the B.S. that's swept by managers under the word innovation, and tactics for how to lead positive change based on successful innovations from history.