People often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the "liquid networks" of London's coffee houses to Charles Darwin's long, slow hunch to today's high-velocity web.
A thoughtful discussion on the root of big ideas and innovation. I found this talk particularly apt to the publishing business and the business model innovations we're currently discussing. "Chance favors the connected mind."
I can't decide whether I'm going to be happy I can get books & the like for insanely discounted prices (yay books I can read because I *want* to), or feel like I'm looting a corpse when I go to my local Borders next to help lighten the load.
Anyone else feeling a little conflicted?