How Innovation Works" by Matt Ridley explores how progress happens in the real world. It breaks down myths about lone geniuses and highlights how innovation is a gradual, collective, and unpredictable process. Ridley shares compelling stories of great inventors and discoveries, revealing the patterns behind breakthrough ideas.

The book highlights why:

• Innovation is an incremental process, not a sudden breakthrough.

• Failure is an essential step toward progress.

• Market demand, not government policies, drives most innovations.

• True innovators borrow, combine, and improve on existing ideas.

  
  This book is essential for entrepreneurs, creators, and anyone curious about how groundbreaking ideas change the world.