I'd recommend it for a skim, but not for a close reading... I'm a fan of good pop science books and books on art & creativity, and I don't think it really delivers on either front. Feels very thin. There are too many Gladwell-wannabes out there these days...
I read the NY Times review after finishing it and found it to be pretty spot-on: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/books/re…