Dyson's mentor Jeremy Fry hated experienced hires — because experienced people know why NOT to do things. A naive engineer doesn't have that negativity, so they think harder and more intelligently about how to actually solve the problem. Dyson's entire hiring philosophy at Dyson, and now at the Dyson Institute where 17- and 18-year-olds work alongside engineers, is built on this: 'naivety equals stupidity' is wrong. Naivety equals open-mindedness. Experienced people pick up the bad habits of their previous companies, which can poison the culture of constant change Dyson demands.
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