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155: Where Good Ideas Come From by Stephen Johnson

Oct 14, 2022

01:49:40

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Exaptation: Bringing Ideas from One Realm to Another

01:27

Embrace being wrong to benefit from errors

00:56

Networks for Good Ideas

01:40

Cultivating Ideas for Innovation

01:47

Introduction

3min

Do You Have a Comparison Problem?

3min

I've Fallen in Love With the Sabbath Nap

2min

The Whiteboard Is a Diversion of Bookworm

5min

The Natural History of Innovation

3min

How Long Is This Book?

2min

How to Write a Book Like This

4min

Is There a Problem With Evolution? Is It True or False?

4min

Adler's Book About Ideas - Chapter One

2min

10.

How a Single Good Idea Can Change Your Life

3min

11.

Is There a Good Example of a Sound Storage Solution?

4min

12.

You Tube Is Not Even an Option

2min

13.

Is a Network a Good Idea?

2min

14.

Open Layout Offices - Is That a Good Idea?

3min

15.

The Five Sees a Creativity

2min

16.

The Concept of a Slow Hunch

5min

17.

The Concept of the Commonplace

4min

18.

What Are the Interesting Components of Serendipity?

3min

19.

How Soft Work Can Help Us Think Better by Encouraging Serendipity

3min

20.

The Linking Process With Notes

5min

21.

How to Create an Idea Exchange at the Day Job

3min

22.

Having a Better AI Brain for Connecting Things Together

3min

23.

How to Make a Difference in Your Life

2min

24.

Is There a Difference Between a Mistake and a Good Thing?

4min

25.

Is It a Failure or a Failure?

3min

26.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

5min

27.

How to Write a Website That Works Really Well for You and Yourself

2min

28.

The Foundation of Ideas That You Can Move From One Foundation to Another

4min

29.

How Platforms Can Have an Impact on Your Website

4min

30.

Productivity Book Review - The Fourth Quadrant

2min

31.

What's Your Purpose Behind Your Ideas?

4min

32.

Using a Digital Journal for Obsidian Research

5min

33.

A Reluctant Five-Star Review

4min

34.

The Laws of Creativity by Joey Kofon

3min

Ever wonder what sparks a flash of brilliance or what kind of environment creates eureka moments? Today’s author dissects the science of breakthroughs and identifies seven key patterns behind genuine innovation. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the question: where do good ideas come from?

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