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Life Finds a Way: What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity

By Andreas Wagner

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2019
ISBN
1541645332, 9781541645332
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5698219 bytes)
Pages
320\0
Time added
2019-09-01 04:40:02

Description

How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and science InLife Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For instance, in Picasso's forty-some iterations ofGuernica, we see the same combination of small steps, incessant reshuffling, and large, almost reckless, leaps that characterize the way evolution transformed a dinosaur's grasping claw into a condor's soaring wing. By understanding these principles, we can also better realize our own creative potential to find new solutions to adversity. Ultimately,Life Finds a Wayoffers a new framework for the nature of creativity, enabling us to better adapt, grow, and change in art, business, or science--that is, in life.

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