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Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
by Steven Johnson
Fashion, music, taste, illusion, games and public spaces as drivers of innovation: play as a historical force. Johnson's most delightful.
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you want innovation history through fun.
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Skip it if…
you want serious economics.
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Three things you will actually use
- Delight drives invention.
- Play precedes purpose.
- Follow the fun.
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Read the chapter on games.
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