伟大创意的诞生
Where good ideas come from
Steven Johnson · 初版 2010 年
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为什么值得读
- 总结历史上最能孕育创意的七种典型环境
- 阐明多数发明只是在既有事物上的渐进增量
- 改变读者的日常工作习惯并启发创新思路
这部著作以“慢直觉”的形式追踪了创新的历史。作者探讨了新想法如何从旧思想的构架中萌发，并将这种现象描述为“相邻可能”。书中还生动地描绘了创新思维如何从单个为追逐利润而谋划的人，转变为众多为公众福祉而协作的头脑。
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Steven Johnson 写的《Where Good Ideas Come From》。我这人挺固执的，想让我改变习惯可难了。但这本书改变了我的日常工作流程。Johnson 总结了历史上孕育最多创意的 7 种环境……
"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…
……跟硅谷挂钩。半岛和 SR237 三角区可不是以创意的多元化出名的。”这可不是瞎猜。有大量文献能佐证这种关联（想看科普的话，去读读 Stephen Pinker 的《Where Good Ideas Come From》）。不管怎么说，多年来旧金山市一直是硅谷的睡城——大家在硅谷上班，住进城里则是为了那里的多元与文化（这本身也是……
…correlate with SV. The Peninsula and the SR237 triangle aren't known for their creative diversity" It isn't an assumption. There's a lot of literature backing up the association (for a popularization, read Where Good Ideas Come From, by Stephen Pinker). In any case, for many years the city was a bedroom community for Silicon Valley -- people worked in the valley, and lived in the city for the diversity and culture (which is part…
……（Grove，1995）- 《向上管理：如何领导你的老板实现双赢》（Useem）- 《这是你的船》（Abrashoff）- 《把比分交给自己》（Walsh）- 《创业维艰》（Horowitz）- 《伟大创意的诞生》（Johnson）- 《极致互信》（海豹突击队）——（Willink）- 《工作规则》——（Bock）- 《团队协作的五大障碍》——（Lencioni）- 《沃顿商学院最受欢迎的思维课》（Grant）- 这才是真正有影响力的工程领导力……
…(Grove, 1995) - Leading Up: How to Lead Your Boss So You Both Win (Useem) - It’s your Ship (Abrashoff) - The score takes care of itself (Walsh) - The Hard Thing About Hard Things (Horowitz) - Where good ideas come from (Johnson) - Extreme Ownership (Navy Seals) — (Willink) - Work Rules — (Bock) - 5 Dysfunctions of a team — (Lencioni) - Give and Take (Grant) - This is what impactful Engineering leadership…
……而且很放松——远离任何形式的干扰。我觉得在如今这个时刻在线的世界里，浴室是少数还能做到这点的净土之一了！我也推荐你去读读 Steven Johnson 那本绝赞的《Where Good Ideas Come From..》（可以在 Amazon 上看看），里面讲了一整套关于发现和发明是如何诞生的绝佳原则。
…and relaxed - and away from distractions of any kind. I guess in today's connected world, the bathroom is one of the few places where this is still true! I also recommend you read the wonderful book "Where Good Ideas Come From.." by Steven Johnson (check it on Amazon) for a great set of principles on how discoveries and invetions come about.
……所有？）发明在创新性上都不是颠覆性的，只不过是在已有事物的基础上做了一次增量演进。”确实如此。如果你对发明的历史感兴趣，不妨读读 Steven Berlin Johnson 的《Where Good Ideas Come From》。书非常引人入胜，很有深度，强烈推荐。
…all?) inventions aren't revolutionary in their novelty but are just an increment above what already existed." This is true. If you're interested in the history of invention, try Steven Berlin Johnson's "Where Good Ideas Come From." Fascinating book, lots of depth, much recommended.
Steven Johnson 的《Where Good Ideas Come From》和 Steven Pinker 的《人性中的善良天使》都极其精彩地讨论了幂律分布在许多其他场景中的出现。
Both Steven Johnson's "Where Good Ideas Come From" and Steven Pinker's "Better Angels of our Nature" have fantastic discussions on many other occurrences of power law distributions.