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Friday, July 27, 2012

Disorganized Brain = Creative Brain?

       
Eric Barker's review of Steven Johnson's book below is bursting with thoughts to ponder. Makes me want to read the book. What about you?

"In Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, Steven Johnson posits that "the more disorganized your brain is, the smarter you are" in reference to the results of a neuroscience experiment by Robert Thatcher.

Across the board, in Johnson's book and other sources it seems pretty clear that creativity is messy.

Ideas need to be sloshing around or crashing in to one another to produce breakthroughs:
  • The "accept everything" mantra of brainstorming doesn't work. Debate is far more effective. Let those ideas fight.

More on the brain and organization: