Dyson's principle for building a curriculum and a company at the same time.
James Dyson's framework, from Invention, pp. 368 to 372.
Start with ideas
Begin with an idea instead of a finished plan.
Understand things
Work out how the thing actually works by doing it.
Learn and improve
Improve it through live research and manufacturing projects, as the Dyson Institute does.
From chapter: Postscript: Jake Dyson, pp. 368–372
Jake Dyson describes his father from the inside: different from other fathers, working at home so the family was part of the business, making everything himself, reading every word of the Amway legal papers and travelling constantly to sell. He says the lesson passed on is I can do that, a no-fear culture, and learn as you go. He argues that Dyson should stay a start-up in spirit, with as little management as possible, and plough profits back so the family can take long-term risks. He says the products should be made because the family believes in them and not because the market expects it.
