Industrial Revolution England. The linked-to article is the result of a ‘survey’ of IR participants and how and why they drove the revolution.
Education system of apprenticeships (20-something coders, anyone?)
No intellectual property (open source projects, social media etc)
Discussions of social and technological trends and policy (hey, since when do successful folks feel the draw of political theater?).
h/t Tyler Cowen
Not Unreasonable 