Number of pages: 290
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
BBB Library: Creativity and Innovation
ISBN: 978-0596804176
The purpose of this book is to encourage a shift in how work is done; from a process-centric model that’s about predictability and consistency to a game-centric model that recognizes the complexity and the unpredictability of a digital world.
Is there a set of traits shared by all truly great achievers—those we deem extraordinary—no matter their field or the time period within which they did their important work? In an attempt to answer this question, Gardner first examines how most of us mature into more or less competent adults. He
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