Evaluating Innovation: The Richter Scale of Ideas

This chapter explores the significance of innovations by introducing an 'innovation Richter scale,' a framework for assessing the impact of ideas and inventions throughout history. It differentiates between trivial distractions and meaningful innovations, emphasizing the varying degrees of their societal influence. Through engaging examples and discussions, the chapter highlights how certain innovations can result in monumental changes, shaping society and culture.

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Have you ever wondered how important something really is, yet lacked a reference point to put it into context?

These days news, apps, jobs or neighbours comments all seem to be infinitely important and it's somewhat distracting. If you want to actually do stuff you need to know what is important and screen out the rest.

Sam shares a framework for working out the impact of any idea or event that adds context to anything around you. From an idea in the shower to nuclear weapons everything has it's place

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