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Innovation, or new ideas are not formed along the same path everybody has been walking already. For new and original ideas (or combinations of ideas) to develop, new and unique combinations are needed.
- thoughts are not unique, but the combination (or linking) of thoughts are what makes them distinct
- atomic notes should be densely linked
- notes are simply components, stripped of external context, collected for future use
(Primary) Sources
The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures is a 2004 book written by American entrepreneur Frans Johansson. Johansson introduced the concept of the Medici Effect, which involves innovation that happens when disciplines and ideas intersect. In the book, Johansson argues that innovation comes from diverse industries, cultures, and disciplines when they all intersect, bringing ideas from one field into another. He also recommends assembling diverse teams of people to collaborate on innovation. The name of the book is derived from the Medici Dynasty, an Italian banking family that came to power in the 14th century. The family's wealth was able to support artists that led to The Renaissance. The book looks at examples of how Renaissance painters, sculptors, poets, philanthropists, scientists, philosophers, financiers, and architects, shaped historical eras of innovation. The Medici family did not intend the Renaissance, but contributed to it with what Johansson coins as the “Medici Effect.” Wikipedia
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