Network structure determines collective outcomes. Innovation output from network centrality vs ideational breadth from semantic network topology. Both show feedback between individual position and collective results.
Firms collaborate forming innovation network. Central firms access diverse knowledge from multiple partners enhancing innovation output. Peripheral firms limited by fewer connections. Network structure (centrality) determines innovation capacity. Successful innovators attract more partners (preferential attachment) reinforcing centrality advantage.
view paper→Individual semantic network topology determines ideational breadth. When agents exchange ideation traces, lower initial overlap predicts larger stimulation gains. Shared inspiration sources create network-level redundancy, forming feedback between individual cognitive structure and collective outcomes.
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