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Professor Melissa Schilling highlights the common traits found in top innovators, from her forthcoming book, "Quirky"

Excerpt from InformationWeek -- "What do Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs, Dean Kamen, Elon Musk, and Nicola Tesla have in common? Innovation, for one thing. In her forthcoming book, 'Quirky,' author Melissa Schilling explores the traits of these remarkable people. Schilling is also a John Herzog Family professor of Management and Organizations at New York University’s Stern School of Business. One common trait among the legends is the belief that rules don't apply to them, so they're unconstrained by the norms that hold other people back."

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