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Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation

Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation Paperback - 2011

by Johnson, Steven

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This sweeping study of the history of innovation breaks out the seven patterns of innovation like "the slow hunch" and "serendipity." It debunks the myth of the lone genius and presents the real-world dynamics and context that enable innovation. Johnson shows how understanding the roots of innovation can lead to individual creative breakthroughs.

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  • Title Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation
  • Author Johnson, Steven
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Riverhead Books, New York
  • Date 2011-10-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR005867368
  • ISBN 9781594485381 / 1594485380
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Creative thinking
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.484

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About the author

Steven Johnson is the bestselling author of Future Perfect, Where Good Ideas Come From, The Invention of Air, The Ghost Map, and Everything Bad is Good for You, and is the editor of The Innovator's Cookbook. He is the founder of a variety of influential websites and writes for Time, Wired, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Marin County, California, with his wife and three sons.