Over the years, Richard Branson has been a poster boy for off-the-charts right brain thinking. His stunts are legendary, including his trip down 5th Avenue in a tank—and a cannon shot at the Coke sign--to announce Virgin Cola’s arrival in the US. With Steve Jobs’ passing he may be one of the most prominent visionary creative thinkers left standing.
And he sure does offer fun things to do and buy. The latest, launching from the (publicly funded!) first commercial spaceport, is a ticket for one of the first space flights on Virgin Galactic, if you have $200,000 burning a hole in your pocket. I’m tempted to pony up just for the experience, damn the cash flow reorganization required. Astronauts smacked golf balls off the moon 30 years ago. I'd like to try knocking one into the cup with a 9 iron from 100 feet out.
Not to mention, pioneering opportunities don't come around every day.
We can all learn a lot from a crazy right brain thinker like Sir Richard. He sets the creative thinking bar insanely high and challenges us to think not just big, but galactically.
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