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Where Good Ideas Come From

The Natural History of Innovation
Book • 2010
In 'Where Good Ideas Come From', Steven Johnson delves into the natural history of innovation by identifying seven key patterns: the adjacent possible, liquid networks, the slow hunch, serendipity, error, exaptation, and platforms.

Johnson argues that innovative ideas often result from slow hunches that develop over time through interactions within 'liquid networks' of diverse minds.

He also highlights the importance of environments that facilitate the mixing and mingling of ideas, such as big cities, which are more innovative due to their superlinear scaling of creativity.

The book draws on historical examples and contemporary cases to illustrate how these patterns contribute to groundbreaking innovations.

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