{"product_id":"the-shortest-history-of-innovation","title":"The Shortest History of Innovation","description":"\u003cp\u003eScientists, economists, and historians are always looking into the past in order make informed decisions about how to improve our future. Though our modern-day innovations are often mind-boggling (gene editing and fabricated ecosystems come to mind), they would not exist without their predecessors--someone had to invent the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of Innovation\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author Andrew Leigh tells the story of human innovation by identifying three of its most essential driving forces: tinkering, teams, and trade. Unveiling the surprising linchpins behind the everyday innovations that we take for granted, Leigh takes a closer look at the myriad ways ideas are developed, the forces that suppress them, and how they travel and evolve across borders and disciplines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom technologies and tools to art and feats of engineering, innovation is everywhere. Drawing on his background as an economist and his experience as a decision-maker in Australia's House of Representatives, Leigh revisits history with fresh eyes and deftly connects it to the rapid innovation taking place today. The result is a lively, compact look at the engines powering progress.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67625546121584,"sku":"9798893031683","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_f82917b7-4e81-4720-bddd-4cd36987f7c8.jpg?v=1791055283","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/the-shortest-history-of-innovation","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}