Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103,
Behav Brain Sci. 2019 Nov 20;42:e199. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X19000207.
Baumard's perspective asserts that "opportunity is the mother of innovation," in contrast to the adage ascribing this role to necessity. Drawing on behavioral ecology and cognition, we propose that both extremes - affluence and scarcity - can drive innovation. We suggest that the types of innovations at these two extremes differ and that both rely on mechanisms operating on different time scales.
鲍马德的观点认为，“机会是创新之母”，与将这一角色归因于必要性的格言形成对比。借鉴行为生态学和认知学，我们提出，富裕和稀缺这两个极端都可以推动创新。我们认为，这两个极端的创新类型不同，并且都依赖于在不同时间尺度上运作的机制。
