Hal Gregersen, co-author of The Innovator’s DNA (Harvard Business Review Press, 2011), 
identifies the often-shared traits of innovators, but then makes this striking point about how the innovative became innovative:
“‘It’s fascinating when we interview these famous entrepreneurs to realise that they grew up in worlds where adults paid attention to these innovation skills.’ Most often these adults were parents and grandparents, but in about one-third of the cases they were master teachers at Montessori or Montessori-like schools” [italics added].
Source:
Nicholas Bray, “The DNA of the World’s Most Innovative Companies.” INSEAD. July 21, 2011.
Related:
My Montessori Education page.
“What Makes Entrepreneurs Tick.” Part of CEE’s Entrepreneurship and Values series.
yes! Gregersen knows his stuff, great book. I’ve written about this link as well….. http://ultimateprep.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/the-new-innovators/
Fascinating. Discovering her works in my twenties was one of the great revelations of my life.