• Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation, Oct/2010

Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation, Oct/2010

Author(s) Steven Johnson
ISBN10 1594485380
ISBN13 9781594485381
Format Paperback
Pages 344
Year Publish 2011 October

Synopsis

Look out for Johnson’s new book, Wonderland, on sale November 15, 2016.

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 disciplines. From Darwin and Freud to the halls of Google and Apple, Johnson investigates the innovation hubs throughout modern time and pulls out the approaches and commonalities that seem to appear at moments of originality.

About The Author:

Steven Johnson is the author of seven bestsellers, including Where Good Ideas Come FromThe Invention of AirThe Ghost Map, and Everything Bad Is Good for You, and is the editor of the anthology The Innovator’s Cookbook. He is the founder of a variety of influential websites—most recently, outside.in—and writes for TimeWiredThe New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Marin County, California, with his wife and three sons.