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Where Good Ideas Come From

The Natural History of Innovation

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Where Good Ideas Come From

By: Steven Johnson
Narrated by: Erik Singer
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 One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from? Career Success Creativity & Genius History & Culture Innovations Motivation & Self-Improvement Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Career Technology

Critic reviews

Stimulating and insightful ... a huge diversity of bright ideas—Financial Times

Johnson 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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A wonderful read for anyone interested in innovation and knowledge. Thought provoking and interesting to the general curious reader. One of my favourite books.

An excellent treatise on Innovation

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Anybody trying to understand creativity and innovation should read this book. It gives you a foundation and puts you in the right mindset to start exploring the world around you.

Even as a Ph.D. student in the field of design, I got something out of revisiting this book. It makes a strong case for concepts like the adjacent possible.

It is well-written with myriads of anecdotes. The narrator reads quotes with an accent, which seems unnecessary and a little racist.

Read it and watch the world through new eyes.

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Disappointing read , ok if you want snip bits of tech history - not what I was looking for

Tech history snip bits

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