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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Frans Johansson |
| ISBN: | 1591391865 9781591391869 |
| OCLC Number: | 54460763 |
| Description: | xiii, 207 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | The intersection: your best chance to innovate: monkeys and mind readers -- The rise of intersections: the sounds of Shakira and the emotions of Shrek -- Break down the barriers between fields: sea urchin lollipops and Darwin's finches -- How to make the barriers fall: Heathrow Tunnel and restaurants without food -- Randomly combine concepts: card games and sky rises -- How to find the combinations: meteorite crashes and code breakers -- Ignite an explosion of ideas: submarines and tubular bells -- How to capture the explosion: MacGyver and boiling potatoes -- Execute past your failures: violence and school curricula -- How to succeed in the face of failure: Palm Pilots and counterproductive carrots -- Break out of your network: ants and truck drivers -- How to leave the network behind: penguins and meditation -- Take risks and overcome fear: airplanes and serial entrepreneurs -- How to adopt a balanced view of risk: elephants and epidemics -- Step into the intersection and create the Medici effect. |
| Responsibility: | Frans Johansson. |
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Abstract:
Explains how the intersection of ideas from different fields and cultures have led to astonishing new discoveries and inventions in recent years.
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