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Oct 04, 2011 | ISBN 9781594485381
Oct 05, 2010 | ISBN 9781101444207
Oct 05, 2010 | ISBN 9781101403860
430 Minutes
A fascinating deep dive on innovation from the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected LifeThe printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery–these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our society, our culture? Steven Johnson’s answers are revelatory as he identifies the seven key patterns behind genuine innovation, and traces them across time and disciplines. From Darwin and Freud to the halls of Google and Apple, Johnson investigates the innovation hubs throughout modern time and pulls out the approaches and commonalities that seem to appear at moments of originality.
One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from?
Steven Johnson is the bestselling author of eleven books, including Where Good Ideas Come From, Wonderland, and The Ghost Map. He’s the host and co-creator of the Emmy-winning PBS/BBC series How We Got To Now, and the host of the… More about Steven Johnson
Stimulating and insightful … a huge diversity of bright ideas—Financial TimesJohnson develops his provocative thesis in a book that is lucid and … brilliant.—New Scientist[An] exhilarating, idea-thirsty book … full of intriguing facts.—Sunday Times
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