Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
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 groundbreaking ideas 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 … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Steven Johnson | Subject: Innovation
Who Loves Ya, Baby?
In his classic novel Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut explains how the world is divided into two types of social organizations: the karass and the granfalloon. A karass is a spontaneously forming group, joined by unpredictable links, that actually gets stuff done. A granfalloon, on the other hand, is a “false karass,” a bureaucratic structure that looks like a team but is “meaningless in terms of … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Steven Johnson | Source: Discover | Subject: Organizational Behavior