Life Finds a Way: What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity
Author(s): Andreas Wagner
How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and science
In Life 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 of Guernica, 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 Way offers 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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Oneworld
- : 0.282
- : April 2021
- : .9 Inches X 5.1 Inches X 7.8 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Andreas Wagner
- : 320
- : 576.801
- : English
- : 2007
- : Paperback