cultivating & Managing Innovation (001)

RNTR 301_ cultivating & Managing Innovation

II. Read: "Introduction" to Steven B. Johnson's book: Where Good Ideas Come From Johnson, read Chapter 1. 1. How and why did Stephane Tannier invent the incubator for babies? 2. Johnson argues that innovations are not momentous big ideas, but rather built out of "detritus." What do you think? Jot down at least 2 or 3 points agreeing or disagreeing with this. 3. How do you understand what you have read as a way to understand what drives innovation? 4. Review: What does "Adjacent Possible" mean when used in the context of creating inventions or innovations? - Is the room w 4 doors opening each to rooms w 4 doors a helpful analogy? 2. Johnson argues that innovations are not momentous big ideas, but rather built out of "detritus." What do you think? Jot down at least 2 or 3 points agreeing or disagreeing with this. 3. How do you understand what you have read as a way to understand what drives innovation? 9. Please try to think of an invention where the "adjacent possible" helped it. What was that adjacent possible which helped the invention to become a reality