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shawnwhy's review against another edition
5.0
Fun book about the generation of new Ideas , Ideas combine with other Ideas , almost naturally to create new Ideas and therefore develope civilization and stuff
lauren_endnotes's review against another edition
3.0
Pat yourself on the back - way to go for being born human! We are so creative and innovative!
No, this is not a quote from the book, but it is my sarcastic quote after reading it.
It was a little too self-congratulatory for my taste (we love to talk about ourselves, don't we?), I wanted more than anecdotes on awesome and inspiring things. That being said, there were some good ones here, and some larger takeaways like:
- Science needs art.
- Be open to change.
- Think outside of the box and strive for a new understanding.
I did like the bend, break, and blend models of building creativity on what already exists. I also liked the design of the book itself: attractive font, page design, and images included.
No, this is not a quote from the book, but it is my sarcastic quote after reading it.
It was a little too self-congratulatory for my taste (we love to talk about ourselves, don't we?), I wanted more than anecdotes on awesome and inspiring things. That being said, there were some good ones here, and some larger takeaways like:
- Science needs art.
- Be open to change.
- Think outside of the box and strive for a new understanding.
I did like the bend, break, and blend models of building creativity on what already exists. I also liked the design of the book itself: attractive font, page design, and images included.
mushroomlove's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
tcranenj's review against another edition
4.0
A pleasant enough survey in which the authors describe bending, blending, and breaking as pathways to human creativity. Plenty of breadth across the arts, science, and technology but little in the way of depth. Ultimately a book more valuable for its tantalizing examples and references than for its own original contributions. Imagine six solid TED talks about creativity in book form and you pretty much get the picture - solid intellectual entertainment.
vishwa's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.75
Slowish on the progression, but the authors outline a well-formulated argument about how creativity works and why it propels society. The last third of the book is focused on how we can encourage it. I generally agreed with everything laid out in the book already, so it only really functions as a way to formalize my thoughts and give them a framework to operate in. It's easier to articulate having read this book, but I did not find it helping me question any of the things I already held to be true.
vikingvisuals's review against another edition
5.0
Das Buch ist unglaublich gut recherchiert. Die zahlreichen Beispiele zeigen, wie wichtig die Förderung von Kreativität wirklich ist und was genau dahinter steckt. Da merkt man langsam selber, was man tun kann, um etwas kreativer zu denken.
Absolut empfehlenswert.
Absolut empfehlenswert.