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

3,3/5

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.

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.

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.