How Great Ideas Happen: The Hidden Steps Behind Breakthrough Success

Great ideas are all around us, waiting to be discovered. Here's how to find them. We're used to imagining creativity as a lightbulb moment-sudden, mysterious, reserved for the gifted few. But what if ideas aren't conjured from thin air? What if they're discovered-more like precious artifacts that we unearth and refine? In How Great Ideas Happen , cognitive scientist George Newman draws on cutting-edge research to show that creativity isn't magic, it's method. The most successful innovators don't wait to be struck by brilliance; their creative process is more like archeology. As keen-eyed explorers, they scan the terrain, dig with intention, and, with a little luck, find gold. With vivid examples from the arts, science, and business, Newman shows how creativity often comes from discovering what was already there. For example, how Jackson Pollock tapped into deep patterns in nature to create his famous "drip" paintings; how Korean filmmakers created an

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