I believe that what Margaret Heffernan was trying to say in saying this quote is that, the key to coming up with a good idea or develop a true innovation is to interact with others while coming up with them. Human interactions can occasionally lead to a conflict causing an argument or debate. Arguing and debating with someone isn’t always ineffectual, it could potentially lead you to a more desirable idea or innovation because it gives you the opportunity to hear others perspectives along with realizing the pros and cons of what you suggested to them. Work from there to fix the cons and develop a more preferable idea or innovation.
After analyzing Margaret Heffernan’s quote, I have realized how much it relates to my approach to education as