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Speed Read - Where good ideas come from: The seven patterns of innovation
Steven Johnson, Riverhead Trade (2011) (view on Amazon)
Introduction
Is there a template for innovation? In this book, Johnson – the author of several books on inventions and popular cultural trends – claims there are underlying principles that have shaped innovation across nature, technology, society and culture. If correct, Johnson's argument has implications for a wide range of creative businesses.
Summary of method and argument
Johnson's approach is to scrutinise closely...