Welcome to another fantastic episode of the IDEA Collider│Asymmetric learning series with your host Mike Rea. In today’s episode, Mike interviews Steven Johnson, an author of 13 books, a TV host, and a podcaster. He talks about Innovation vs. Invention and explains where good ideas come from. 

Additionally, Steven talks about the Individual and organizational hunch collection tools and shares how organizational culture impacts innovation. Moreover, he talks about his books The Ghost Map and Farsighted.

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[01:05] Meet Steven Johnson and hear his backstory

[03:03] Innovation vs. Invention

[05:26] Where do good ideas ‘soul hunches’ come from?

[09:32] Reason why play and delight are linked to profound innovation

[12:52] Organizational culture and innovation

[17:12] How the daily schedule for his writing work looks like 

[10:1414] Steven’s discovery process

[26:59] How Steven uses Twitter as a source of scientific discovery

[30:58] Individual and organizational hunch collection tools

[39:10] The Ghost Map and how it evolved  from the format to a published book

[46:34] Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most

[55:11] How to connect with Steven Johnson

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Resources Mentioned

Book; The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

Book; Farsighted by Steven Johnson

Book; How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson

Book: Wonderland by Steven Johnson

Let’s Connect!

Follow Steven Johnson on;

Website: https://stevenberlinjohnson.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenbjohnson

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To grab a copy of any of Steven’s Books: https://amzn.to/3L3zUrV

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