I will start my thoughts with a Brilliant Observation in the Book
"Myths are more satisfying to us than the truth".
This statement resonated very deeply with me . It is true that excitement is much more accepted than the mundane and boring, and this book provides excitement while dispelling the myths. The Author makes a point to bring in the simple questions that are to date unanswered with the complex one and makes the reader ponder. Do we actually have a solution?.
Berkun very brilliantly goes over events like the Newton Apple & even about mythology of various commonly used words today. The Process of gradual addition is what has lead to a lot of major events but are these events actually innovations or the events leading to the final product is the actual innovation. The Author wants us to think about the difference between an innovation and just progress as usual. This is very hard in my mind but the author does do a good of explaining the concept. The Author wants the audience and the readers to understand clearly that innovation is not a eureka moment but rather very hard work and involves many many people and many many prior events.
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