Steven Johnson's TED talk argues that good ideas come from connected, slow-building hunches and liquid networks, from London coffee houses to Darwin to the modern web, rather than lone Eureka moments.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN people point to it as the talk version of his book on innovation, and for his brief discussion of liquid networks.
Talk version of a book that changed the commenter's work routine.
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"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: link TED Talk: this video Amazon: link
Cites itRiderOfGiraffesNov 2010
“His TED talk is here”
Steven Johnson's TED talk on where good ideas come from.
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His TED talk is here: this video There's also a link on the submitted page to the RSA animation on drive that's been submitted here so, so many times before: link For discussions on that, try these: linklinklinklinklinklinklink <- This one has comments link
Cites itJugurthaDec 2020
“Here's a talk where he addresses it briefly”
Johnson briefly discusses liquid networks.
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Why do so few events that shape your life or are worthy of mention take place in the suburbs, a place where people mostly sleep/rest? This reminds me of "liquid networks" from Steven Johnson's book "Where Good Ideas Come From". Here's a talk where he addresses it briefly, timestamped at the moment he starts talking about "liquid network"[0] Things worth telling mostly happen in cities, or the internet. - [0]: this video
