Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Andrew Leigh maps the drivers of history’s big breakthroughs — and why they still matter

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Martie-Louise Verreynne, Professor in Innovation and Associate Dean (Research), The University of Queensland

Innovation is one of the most celebrated yet misunderstood ideas of our time. It is invoked in policy speeches, corporate strategy decks and university mission statements. But strip away the buzzword and what remains?

In The Shortest History of Innovation, economist and federal MP Andrew Leigh offers an accessible, wide-ranging answer. Sweeping across millennia, from the wheel to artificial intelligence, Leigh argues three forces underpin most innovation: tinkering, teamwork and trade.

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