WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM by Steven Johnson

Riverhead Books
12 HN recommenders · recommended in 10 months, 2010–2016
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A short animated video of Steven Johnson's book Where Good Ideas Come From. It argues that ideas come from connecting hunches and from the kinds of environments people work in, not from lone flashes of insight.

HN passes it on to anyone asking how to come up with ideas, and one commenter says the book changed their daily work routine.

“This book has changed my daily work routine.”
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@portman2010 · in “Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why”
"Where Good Ideas Come From" by Steven Johnson I'm fairly stubborn, so it takes a lot for me to change my ways. This book has changed my daily work routine. Johnson outlines 7 environments that have historically produced the most innovative ideas. It's easy to apply the lessons to your typical working day. Best book I've read in probably 5 years. 4-minute Teaser: ▶ this video TED Talk: link Amazon: link
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@sushi2010 · in “Ask HN: How do I come up with an idea?”
You might wanna watch this video titled 'Where good ideas come from'. ▶ this video
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