Where Good Ideas Come From: An Event with Steven Johnson

Cultivated through a diverse social network, breakthrough ideas can evolve into innovations that change our world. Author Steven Johnson, in his enlightened discussion at the Business Innovation Factory on December 14th, explored and challenged our notions surrounding innovation.

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Steven Johnson

Best-selling author of several thoughtful and surprising books linking science, technology and society. His new book, "Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation," will be published in October. Steven is also a longtime innovator in the digital space whose latest endeavor is outside.in, a radical new form of hyper-local news that maps web conversations onto real neighborhoods.

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