Viewed through one set of lenses, American innovation burns bright. We have always benefitted from our unique cultural values - belief in possibility, tolerance of failure, openness to the unconventional. We put a man on the moon, invented video games and social media, the internet, stealth and so much more. People from around the world continue to visit Silicon Valley in search of its secret sauce. Institutions such as the National Science Foundation and DARPA have kept creative flames burning bright. More than half of the top 50 universities in the world are American. And we still remain at the top of the WIPO Global Innovation Index, currently behind only Switzerland and Sweden.
