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Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World

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Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World

Find out where great ideas come from.

A father cleans up after his toddler andÂ imaginesÂ a cup that won't spill. An engineerÂ watches people using walkie-talkies and has an idea.Â A doctor figures out how to deliver patients to the operating room before they die.Â
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By studying inventions like these â€” the sippy cup, the cell phone, and an ingenious hospital bed â€” we can learn how people imagine their way around "impossible" problems to discover groundbreaking answers. Pagan Kennedy reports on how these enduring methods can be adapted toÂ the twenty-first century, as millions of us deploy tools like crowdfunding, big data, and 3-D printing to find hidden opportunities. Â Â Â
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InventologyÂ usesÂ theÂ storiesÂ of inventors and surprising researchÂ to reveal the steps that produce innovation. As Kennedy argues, recent advances in technology and communication have placed us at the cusp of a golden age;Â it's now more possible than ever before to transform ideas into actuality.Â Inventology is a must-read forÂ designers,Â artists, makersâ€”and anyone else who is curious about creativity. By identifying the steps of the invention process, Kennedy reveals the imaginative tools required to solve our most challenging problems.

Country	USA
Author	Pagan Kennedy
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9780544324015
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Manufacturer	Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
NumberOfPages	304
PublicationDate	2016-01-26
Publisher	Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ReleaseDate	2016-01-26
Studio	Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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