Powers of two :
Shenk, Joshua Wolf
Powers of two : finding the essence of innovation in creative pairs / Joshua Wolf Shenk. - xxv, 339 pages ; 24 cm
"An Eamon Dolan book"
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-324) and index.
"Recently writers like Malcolm Gladwell, Steven Johnson, and Clay Shirky have sought to explain creativity as the work of lucky, hardworking people or the result of certain qualities of a particular environment or group of people. Joshua Wolf Shenk shows how such notions, as appealing as they are, miss the essence of creativity, which is generated by people working in pairs. From John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Pierre and Marie Curie to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Shenk portrays many of history's most iconic creative duos, drawing on new scientific research and building an argument that will reshape our view of the individual, relationships, and society itself. Along the way, he reveals how pairs begin to talk, think, and even look like each other; how the most successful ones thrive on conflict; why they break up; and more. He also marshals new research that suggests how deeply the notion of pairing influences our psyches: even when we're alone, we're collaborating with the voice inside our head."--
9780544031593 0544031598 9780544334465 0544334469 9780544264090 0544264096
2014011868
Creative ability
Creative thinking
Couples
Artistic collaboration
Teams in the workplace
BF408 / .S4484 2014
153.3/5
Powers of two : finding the essence of innovation in creative pairs / Joshua Wolf Shenk. - xxv, 339 pages ; 24 cm
"An Eamon Dolan book"
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-324) and index.
"Recently writers like Malcolm Gladwell, Steven Johnson, and Clay Shirky have sought to explain creativity as the work of lucky, hardworking people or the result of certain qualities of a particular environment or group of people. Joshua Wolf Shenk shows how such notions, as appealing as they are, miss the essence of creativity, which is generated by people working in pairs. From John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Pierre and Marie Curie to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Shenk portrays many of history's most iconic creative duos, drawing on new scientific research and building an argument that will reshape our view of the individual, relationships, and society itself. Along the way, he reveals how pairs begin to talk, think, and even look like each other; how the most successful ones thrive on conflict; why they break up; and more. He also marshals new research that suggests how deeply the notion of pairing influences our psyches: even when we're alone, we're collaborating with the voice inside our head."--
9780544031593 0544031598 9780544334465 0544334469 9780544264090 0544264096
2014011868
Creative ability
Creative thinking
Couples
Artistic collaboration
Teams in the workplace
BF408 / .S4484 2014
153.3/5