Unlock the Secrets of Innovation: Understand How It Flourishes in Freedom

Matt Ridley's "How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom" is one of the best Economic History Books available. It's easy to read, packed with knowledge, and provides excellent value for money. Customers are left feeling satisfied and informed after reading this book.

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Matt Ridley is an innovative product specialist who has a deep understanding of how to create successful products. He has an extensive background in research, product design, and market analysis, and is passionate about helping companies develop new products that meet customer needs. He has a proven track record of success in launching products and services that have achieved market success. With his expertise and experience, Matt Ridley is an invaluable asset to any organization looking to innovate and create successful products.
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Details of Unlock the Secrets of Innovation: Understand How It Flourishes in Freedom

  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 2.31 pounds
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 0062916599
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Harper; First Edition
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Entrepreneurship (Books): Entrepreneurship
  • Best Sellers Rank: #95 in Engineering Patents & Inventions #243 in Scientific Research #2,534 in Entrepreneurship
  • Engineering Patents & Inventions: Engineering Patents & Inventions
  • Hardcover ‏ ‎: 416 pages
  • Customer Reviews: 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,559 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when.execute { if { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative { if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when.execute { A.declarative{ if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } }); });
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0062916594
  • Scientific Research: Scientific Research
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 6 x 1.29 x 9 inches

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albert schuler: Book was easy to read, interesting subject, not loaded with jargon.

United States on Nov 21, 2023

EPM: Fantástico

Mexico on May 27, 2021

AbhishekAbhishek: One of the reason I picked up this book is because it's recommended by Naval Ravikant.

The good thing about this book is that it's so dense in knowledge and information that you've to read it slowly and multiple times. By that I do not mean that it's hard to understand.

In this book Matt emphasized on the difference between invention and innovation.

It's a good read.

India on Apr 14, 2021

Pablo Gamboa: It is an excellent description of how innovation works, including extensive historical review and many examples.

I enjoyed reading it so much!

Spain on Dec 05, 2020

Rinaldo: Matt Ridley drive us inside the history of the most important and disruptive innovation the collective mind of humans was about to produce. Innovation as result of a collective process, that it is the main argument Ridley's well written book (no surprise) brings to our enjoyment.

Brazil on Aug 16, 2020

Eric Grover: Matt Ridley’s How Innovation Works: and Why It Flourishes in Freedom is an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable read. He discusses and illustrates with dozens of vivid examples the nature of innovation and its hugely positive impact on mankind’s quality of life.

Ridley argues persuasively progress is driven by innovators, incrementally improving products by trial and error, often working in parallel.

In many cases the science underlying momentous innovations wasn’t understood until years later. The Ottomans took pus from small-pox survivors and mixed in with the blood in scratches on healthy people thereby inoculating them against the deadly disease. Lady Mary Pierrepoint and Zabdiel Boylston brought the practice to the UK and Boston respectively. Initially they were vilified for doing so. They didn’t know why it worked.

Ridley debunks the romanticized notion of the heroic lone ranger making the big breakthrough. While Alexander Graham Bell’s widely hailed as inventing the telephone, Antonio Meucci beat him to the punch and Elisha Gray applied for a telephone patent at the same office Bell did 2 hours later. Thomas Edison is popularly...

United States on Aug 15, 2020

A. Menon: How innovation works is a nice overview on the author's view on how innovation really takes place and what conditions provide a better landscape for it. Matt Ridley has written a number of books in science and political economy and this latest book mixes his broad understanding of science and economics together to tackle the process of innovation. The book discusses many things ranging from the stories about particular innovations and the real sequence of events preceding and after inventions are made to the policies required to foster innovation. The author feels strongly that practical experimentation is at the core of innovation and there is a big difference between basic research and innovation. The author also discusses at length the regulatory impediments now faced by entrepreneurs in places like Europe that prevent these places from innovating which will be their undoing.

How innovation works is quite a mixture of topics. The author starts by introducing some core topics where he wants to highlight notable innovation or areas which are not innovating for particular reasons. He starts with energy and the lightbulb and discusses how it was...

United States on Aug 11, 2020

Patrick Sullivan: Ridley sets out to explain, the how and why of innovation. Innovation is an evolutionary process. The starting ingredients are freedom and a basic level of prosperity within society. Ridley points out the difference between inventions and innovations. Inventors come up with new products or ideas. Innovators are the ones, that transform inventions into everyday use. Products and services that not only improve society. But are made available at an affordable and practical cost.

Ridley lists all sorts of innovation success and failure stories. The reader soon realizes innovation is a process involving a lot of trial and error. The eureka moments are largely a social myth. It`s a long tough slog. In fact, most innovations are initially resisted. Governments, religions, existing companies, you name it, all seem to naturally resist change.

The reader will probably encounter some areas of disagreement. One example concerned the use of the herbicide Round-up. Ridley supported the full commercial use of Round-up. Sorry, but Yours Truly does not want traces of glyphosate in my breakfast cereal. There is also a concerning message, regarding the importance...

Canada on Jun 19, 2020



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Item Weight ‏ ‎ 2.31 pounds
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 0062916599
Publisher ‏ ‎ Harper; First Edition
Language ‏ ‎ English
Entrepreneurship (Books) Entrepreneurship
Best Sellers Rank #95 in Engineering Patents & Inventions #243 in Scientific Research #2,534 in Entrepreneurship #21 in Theory of Economics#65 in Political Conservatism & Liberalism#95 in Discrimination & Racism #204 in Sociology of Class#292 in Economic History #351 in Political Commentary & Opinion
Engineering Patents & Inventions Engineering Patents & Inventions
Hardcover ‏ ‎ 416 pages
Customer Reviews 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,559 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when.execute { if { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative { if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when.execute { A.declarative{ if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } }); }); 4.9/5 stars of 4,076 ratings 4.6/5 stars of 2,903 ratings
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0062916594
Scientific Research Scientific Research
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 6 x 1.29 x 9 inches
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