They are a product of “liquid networks”. New ideas are truly born out of chaos, actually, chaotic environments, like those of London’s original coffee houses. They also have notoriously long incubation periods, like Darwin’s theory, for example, which Steven Johnson calls his “slow hunch”. Learn here how innovation happens. You will find out, “Chance favours [...]

Ever have a problem or challenge that you just can’t seem to solve? Perhaps you’ve stewed over it a while, tried to force a solution, and gotten frustrated in the process? You toiled away for hours or days on end to no avail. Then, all of a sudden out of nowhere an idea comes to [...]

What is an “idea?” A simple search for a definition of the term reveals a bushel basket of diverse definitions. An Italian car. A television show host by Donny Deutsch that deals with “big ideas.” A league of European Universities whose ambition is to “re-establish Europe as a technological and scientific leader.” The central thought [...]