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Inventology, how we dream up things that change the world, Pagan Kennedy

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Inventology, how we dream up things that change the world, Pagan Kennedy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-255) and index

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platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inventology

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

898052731

Responsibility statement

Pagan Kennedy

Sub title

how we dream up things that change the world

Summary

"The writer of the New York Times Magazine's popular "Who Made That?" column explains how better ideas enter the world, revealing the fabled "aha" moment to be the result of a series of steps anyone can apply to solve the problems we encounter in everyday life, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

Part I: Problem finding -- Chapter 1: Martian Jet Lag -- Chapter 2: User-Inventors -- Chapter 3: Someone Else's Shoes -- Chapter 4: The Future of Feedback -- Part II: Discovery -- Chapter 5: Super-Encounters -- Chapter 6: Data Goggles -- Chapter 7: Building An Empire Out Of Nothing -- Part III: Prophecy -- Chapter 8: The Pong Effect -- Chapter 9: The Wayne Gretzy Game -- Chapter 10: The Mind's R&D Lab -- Chapter 11: How To Time-Travel -- Part IV: Connecting -- Chapter 12: The Go-Betweens -- Chapter 13: Zones Of Permission -- Chapter 14: Holistic Invention -- Part V: Empowerment -- Chapter 15: Paper Eyes -- Chapter 16: Tinkering With Education

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