The Myths of Innovation, Scott Berkun
The Myths of Innovation, Scott Berkun
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The Myths of Innovation

Author: Scott Berkun

Narrator: Ryan Burke

Unabridged: 4 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/29/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

In the new edition of this fascinating book, a book that has appeared on MSNBC, CNBC, Slashdot.org, Lifehacker.com and in the New York Times, bestselling author Scott Berkun pulls the best lessons from the history of innovation, including the recent software and web age, to reveal powerful and suprising truths about how ideas become successful innovations—truths people can easily apply to the challenges of today. Through his entertaining and insightful explanations of the inherent patterns in how Einstein's discovered E=mc2 or Tim Berner Lee's developed the idea of the world wide web, you will see how to develop existing knowledge into new innovations.

Each entertaining chapter centers on breaking apart a powerful myth, popular in the business world despite its lack of substance. Through Berkun's extensive research into the truth about innovations in technology, business and science, you'll learn lessons from the expensive failures and dramatic successes of innovations past, and understand how innovators achieved what they did—and what you need to do to be an innovator yourself.

About Scott Berkun

Scott Berkun (@berkun) is the bestselling author of seven books, including Making Things Happen, The Myths of Innovation, Confessions of a Public Speaker, and The Year Without Pants. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Wired, Fast Company, the Economist, Forbes, and other media. He has taught creative thinking at the University of Washington and has been a regular commentator on CNBC, MSNBC and National Public Radio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Donner on June 20, 2015

I'm big on critical thinking. I'm also big on recognising magical thinking. Back in college I'd meet girls who kept saying that their boyfriends are extremely smart and can read a book once and remember everything they've read. I then went and followed those guys around, looked at their studying habi......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 22, 2014

In a way, this book is an excellent bibliography for OTHER books on creativity and innovation. I liked it! I enjoyed it! It was short and sweet, and hammered home (repeatedly) the point that there is NO magic bullet for innovation and creativity - it may not be 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, b......more

Goodreads review by Q.T. on February 11, 2018

A short read that reminds you good things don't necessarily happen all at once. It's human nature to want to attribute groundbreaking discoveries to one person, when in reality the overnight success was really forty years in the making. There were over 500 people working on the Apollo Mission that l......more

Goodreads review by Nasim on August 28, 2020

نکته های خیلی خوبی داشت این کتاب ایده های خوب یهویی پیدا نمیشن و حاصل ایده های کوچکتر و زمان و تلاش زیاد هستند ایده های خوب همیشه مورد قبول عموم یا مدیران قرار نمی گیرند و اینکه نتیجه تلاش یک فرد به خصوص نیستن......more

Goodreads review by Gregg on January 19, 2013

The science of creation is known as imagineering. I think these concepts should be taught at least at the high school level. The grand scheme of evolution is to be "equal" co-creators with ALL-THAT-IS. As we accelerate our movement towards that state, the necessary tools will come into place, and th......more