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Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation

Paperback • 2011 • English

Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation

By Steven Johnson

2 Ratings • 4.5 of 5

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About the book

Look out for Johnson s new book, Wonderland, now on sale. The 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 d...Show more

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ISBN

9781594485381

Publisher

Riverhead Books

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation

Format

Paperback

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