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Author:

Johnson, Steven, 1968-

Title:

Where good ideas come from : the natural history of innovation / Steven Johnson.

Edition:

1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Riverhead Books,

Copyright Date:

2011, c2010

Description:

326 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Creative thinking.

Notes:

Also published with title: Where good ideas come from : the seven patterns of innovation. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Reef, city, web -- The adjacent possible -- Liquid networks -- The slow hunch -- Serendipity -- Error -- Exaptation -- Platforms -- The fourth quadrant.

Summary:

Johnson addresses an urgent and universal question: What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen? He provides the complete, exciting, and encouraging story of how the ideas are born that push careers, lives, society, and culture forward.

ISBN:

9781594485381
1594485380

OCLC:

(OCoLC)733731530

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)