The Network Behind Ideas

As I concluded the summer homework assignment with the birthday book, Where Good Ideas Come From, I certainly enjoyed the read and was specifically intrigued by the way Johnson connected the concept of an idea to liquid networks. Personally, I had never given much thought to everything that must occur in order to result in the creation of these new and innovative ideas. Firstly, Johnson decided to show us the metaphor of an idea as a network, which is not commonly referred to as it specifically focused on an elemental level. The author goes on to explain the two key fundamentals that allow the network to function the way it does. The first is based on how densely populated the networks are because as explained, a few neurons will not be enough to fuel an idea. The second of the essential necessities is the flexibility that the network needs in terms of adapting and accepting changes. The concept of flow that was originally brought up by the psychologist Csikszentmihalyi is introduced in the book to show how important it is to allow ideas to flow freely in order to rise levels of productivity. This final read was definitely a more enjoyable one as it was filled with interesting thoughts and ideas I had never come across.