Where Good Ideas Come From
by Steven Johnson
Taste attributes: documentarybusinessslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringunlikely connectionsempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and fresh: a heavy non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
This work tracks the history of innovation in the form of the "slow hunch". The author discusses how new ideas form from the scaffolding of older ideas, a phenomenon he describes as the "adjacent possible". Includes delightful figures of how innovative ideas are shifting from one man with a plan for a profit to many minds working for the public good.
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- Steven Johnson
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 326
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- Open Library
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