I agree with Sarah in that this book is a "refresher course," that it seems to put into words studio practices that I already follow or am at least familiar with. A divergent investigation and free association of found facts/images/ideas does often lead to more inventive artwork and subject matter. The artist interviewed at the end of the chapter noted that her divergent research works like hypertext, jumping from one idea to another. Rhizomes (concept mapping) works in a similar way, creating a web of interlinked concepts and ideas. Often the ideas you come up with are "far from your original reference point"--literally and figuratively.