Good story. I think it's quite hard to forecast the effect of being super-intelligent.
But my general point of view is that super-intelligent people tend to focus on a specific topic without considering that this may change the whole world (at least short-term perspective). Intelligence needs a platform to grow - and this could be found best when focusing on a specific topic. Einstein was not good at school, because the system was not right for him. So it was not the right platform for his intelligence :)
What the future my bring though could be far above Einstein levels. What platforms will they build? :)
Yeah the cycles of innovation have shortened. About the platforms - I don't know. But i expect them to be connected to a single place. It's more like where intelligence/innovation/improvement is needed....