Lunch With Sumiko: No such thing as a silly idea, says billionaire inventor James Dyson

James Dyson, inventor and entrepreneur, likes the 'unobvious suggestion' and gets worried when people say they are experts.

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James Dyson, inventor and entrepreneur, tells Sumiko Tan that he likes the "unobvious suggestion" and gets worried when people say they are experts.
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Ten thousand kilometres away in Britain, James Dyson is showing me a platter of fruit.

"Can you see the passion fruit?" he asks, shifting the plate so I can take a better look.

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