When you hear the word "innovation," an image may pop to mind of an intrepid inventor toiling in isolation -- Benjamin Franklin flying his kite in a storm, or the Wright Brothers testing their flying machine on the beaches of Kitty Hawk. But during the first day of TEDGlobal 2012, speaker after speaker touted the tremendous leaps forward that can be made when we pool information, data, technology and insight over vast networks -- and collectively share the task of creating and problem-solving.
