Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson draws on a large body of research to explain what we know about where good ideas come from. He also describes the environments that make them more likely and things that spark flashes of brilliance. The stories, notes, bibliography, and appendix make this book a must for your personal reference library. If you care about good ideas, you must have this book.
This book by Frans Johansson looks at breakthrough insights at the intersection of Ideas, concepts, and cultures. He recommends that you expose yourself to a range of cultures, learn differently, reverse your assumptions, and take on multiple perspectives. The tips on brainstorming research are worth the price alone. Although this book was published in 2004 by Harvard Business School Press, it is just as current today as when it was written. Johansson is a writer and consultant who lives in New York City.
In Cynthia Barton Rabe’s outstanding book, she explains how organizations of all kinds and promote Zero-Gravity Thinking in order to solve all kinds of problems. If you want the low down as to how organizations squash innovation, start with my summary then purchase the book. If you want to know how to avoid the needless killing and suppression of innovative thinking, look no farther than these two vital resources.
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