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The Ten Faces of Innovation
by Tom Kelley • 2005
When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.
3.98
5k+
The Ten Faces of Innovation Summary
The Ten Faces of Innovation 97%
When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.
by Tom Kelley 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
A Whole New Mind
by Daniel H. Pink • 2004
Routine brainwork is being outsourced; six human skills now command the premium.
3.92
30k+
A Whole New Mind Summary
A Whole New Mind 97%
Routine brainwork is being outsourced; six human skills now command the premium.
by Daniel H. Pink 2004
3.92
30k+ ratings
Great Work
by David Sturt • 2013
The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.
4.05
584
Great Work Summary
Great Work 96%
The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.
by David Sturt 2013
4.05
584 ratings
A New Way to Think
by Roger L. Martin • 2022
Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.
4.02
580
A New Way to Think Summary
A New Way to Think 96%
Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.
by Roger L. Martin 2022
4.02
580 ratings
The Creative Mindset
by Jeff Degraff • 2020
Six skills that unlock creativity, drawn from thirty years inside innovation labs.
3.75
122
The Creative Mindset Summary
The Creative Mindset 96%
Six skills that unlock creativity, drawn from thirty years inside innovation labs.
by Jeff Degraff 2020
3.75
122 ratings
A More Beautiful Question
by Warren Berger • 2014
Innovators share one habit: they question like children. A method for reclaiming that lost skill.
3.96
7k+
A More Beautiful Question Summary
A More Beautiful Question 96%
Innovators share one habit: they question like children. A method for reclaiming that lost skill.
by Warren Berger 2014
3.96
7k+ ratings
Design Your Thinking
by Pavan Soni • 2020
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
4.62
283
Design Your Thinking Summary
Design Your Thinking 96%
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
by Pavan Soni 2020
4.62
283 ratings
The Idea Hunter
by Andy Boynton • 2011
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
3.77
585
The Idea Hunter Summary
The Idea Hunter 96%
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
by Andy Boynton 2011
3.77
585 ratings
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
by Carmine Gallo • 2010
Jobs reduced 350 products to 10. The seven principles behind every breakthrough decision.
4.08
2k+
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs Summary
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs 96%
Jobs reduced 350 products to 10. The seven principles behind every breakthrough decision.
by Carmine Gallo 2010
4.08
2k+ ratings
inGenius
by Tina Seelig • 2012
Why limits spark creativity, and how a single question can change everything.
3.85
1k+
inGenius Summary
inGenius 96%
Why limits spark creativity, and how a single question can change everything.
by Tina Seelig 2012
3.85
1k+ ratings
Ideaflow
by Jeremy Utley • 2022
Every winner hides behind 1,999 failures. A daily quota and rapid-test pipeline for closing the gap.
4.08
410
Ideaflow Summary
Ideaflow 96%
Every winner hides behind 1,999 failures. A daily quota and rapid-test pipeline for closing the gap.
by Jeremy Utley 2022
4.08
410 ratings
Design a Better Business
by Patrick van der Pijl • 2016
Replace business plans with business experiments: the visual toolkit for strategy and innovation.
4.14
318
Design a Better Business Summary
Design a Better Business 96%
Replace business plans with business experiments: the visual toolkit for strategy and innovation.
by Patrick van der Pijl 2016
4.14
318 ratings
Rebel Talent
by Francesca Gino • 2018
Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.
3.70
2k+
Rebel Talent Summary
Rebel Talent 96%
Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.
by Francesca Gino 2018
3.70
2k+ ratings
Insight Out
by Tina Seelig • 2015
Four stages carry an idea from imagination to impact. Skip the first, and nothing else follows.
3.78
432
Insight Out Summary
Insight Out 96%
Four stages carry an idea from imagination to impact. Skip the first, and nothing else follows.
by Tina Seelig 2015
3.78
432 ratings
Making Ideas Happen
by Scott Belsky • 2010
The reason creatives don't finish projects isn't talent or ideas; it's the lack of a workflow.
4.10
29k+
Making Ideas Happen Summary
Making Ideas Happen 96%
The reason creatives don't finish projects isn't talent or ideas; it's the lack of a workflow.
by Scott Belsky 2010
4.10
29k+ ratings
Creative Confidence
by Tom Kelley • 2013
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
3.97
14k+
Creative Confidence Summary
Creative Confidence 96%
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
by Tom Kelley 2013
3.97
14k+ ratings
46 Rules of Genius, The
by Marty Neumeier • 2014
Break the rules, then build better ones: a designer's system for making creativity reliable.
3.85
302
46 Rules of Genius, The Summary
46 Rules of Genius, The 96%
Break the rules, then build better ones: a designer's system for making creativity reliable.
by Marty Neumeier 2014
3.85
302 ratings
Creating Great Choices
by Jennifer Riel • 2017
Decisions force you to pick a side. How to build a third answer that beats both.
4.04
446
Creating Great Choices Summary
Creating Great Choices 96%
Decisions force you to pick a side. How to build a third answer that beats both.
by Jennifer Riel 2017
4.04
446 ratings
Non-Obvious
by Rohit Bhargava • 2012
Trends are curated, not predicted: how to spot what's next by gathering what's already here.
3.53
1k+
Non-Obvious Summary
Non-Obvious 96%
Trends are curated, not predicted: how to spot what's next by gathering what's already here.
by Rohit Bhargava 2012
3.53
1k+ ratings
Group Genius
by Keith Sawyer • 2007
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
3.86
511
Group Genius Summary
Group Genius 96%
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
by Keith Sawyer 2007
3.86
511 ratings
Applied Empathy
by Michael Ventura • 2018
Empathy structured for business: frameworks that surface hidden opportunities and align your team.
3.66
329
Applied Empathy Summary
Applied Empathy 96%
Empathy structured for business: frameworks that surface hidden opportunities and align your team.
by Michael Ventura 2018
3.66
329 ratings
The Design of Business
by Roger L. Martin • 2009
Data tells you what worked yesterday. Breakthroughs demand a logic that works forward.
3.92
2k+
The Design of Business Summary
The Design of Business 96%
Data tells you what worked yesterday. Breakthroughs demand a logic that works forward.
by Roger L. Martin 2009
3.92
2k+ ratings
Hacking for Agile Change
by Lena Ross • 2017
Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.
3.90
21
Hacking for Agile Change Summary
Hacking for Agile Change 96%
Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.
by Lena Ross 2017
3.90
21 ratings
Creativity, Inc.
by Ed Catmull • 2014
Success makes you blind to what kills creativity. A Pixar co-founder explains how to see it clearly.
4.2
105k+
Creativity, Inc. Summary
Creativity, Inc. 96%
Success makes you blind to what kills creativity. A Pixar co-founder explains how to see it clearly.
by Ed Catmull 2014
4.2
105k+ ratings
How Creativity Rules the World
by Maria Brito • 2022
Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.
3.78
251
How Creativity Rules the World Summary
How Creativity Rules the World 96%
Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.
by Maria Brito 2022
3.78
251 ratings
Manage Your Day-to-Day
by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013
Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.
3.98
28k+
Manage Your Day-to-Day Summary
Manage Your Day-to-Day 96%
Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.
by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013
3.98
28k+ ratings
Little Bets
by Peter Sims • 2011
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
3.77
4k+
Little Bets Summary
Little Bets 96%
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
by Peter Sims 2011
3.77
4k+ ratings
Creativity Rules
by Tina Seelig • 2017
Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.
3.64
421
Creativity Rules Summary
Creativity Rules 96%
Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.
by Tina Seelig 2017
3.64
421 ratings
The Innovator's DNA
by Jeffrey H. Dyer • 2011
One twin study says creativity is 70 percent learned. The five skills that change the odds.
3.97
5k+
The Innovator's DNA Summary
The Innovator's DNA 96%
One twin study says creativity is 70 percent learned. The five skills that change the odds.
by Jeffrey H. Dyer 2011
3.97
5k+ ratings
The Creative Thinking Handbook
by Chris Griffiths • 2019
A step-by-step system for solving business problems creatively, on demand and on deadline.
3.79
163
The Creative Thinking Handbook Summary
The Creative Thinking Handbook 96%
A step-by-step system for solving business problems creatively, on demand and on deadline.
by Chris Griffiths 2019
3.79
163 ratings
Hunch
by Bernadette Jiwa • 2017
Breakthrough ideas start with noticing what others overlook, and that is a skill you can train.
3.51
490
Hunch Summary
Hunch 95%
Breakthrough ideas start with noticing what others overlook, and that is a skill you can train.
by Bernadette Jiwa 2017
3.51
490 ratings
Designing for Growth
by JeanneLiedtka • 2011
Four questions, simple canvases, fast prototypes: the design thinking playbook for managers.
3.99
952
Designing for Growth Summary
Designing for Growth 95%
Four questions, simple canvases, fast prototypes: the design thinking playbook for managers.
by JeanneLiedtka 2011
3.99
952 ratings
The Best Place to Work
by Ron Friedman • 2014
Great workplaces aren't perks; they're psychology: spaces engineered for how minds actually work.
4.14
2k+
The Best Place to Work Summary
The Best Place to Work 95%
Great workplaces aren't perks; they're psychology: spaces engineered for how minds actually work.
by Ron Friedman 2014
4.14
2k+ ratings
The Designful Company
by Marty Neumeier • 2008
Your management model is obsolete. Design thinking as the operating system for nonstop innovation.
4.00
527
The Designful Company Summary
The Designful Company 95%
Your management model is obsolete. Design thinking as the operating system for nonstop innovation.
by Marty Neumeier 2008
4.00
527 ratings
Red Thread Thinking
by Debra Kaye • 2013
Innovation isn't genius. It's connecting what you already have to what consumers won't say.
3.74
201
Red Thread Thinking Summary
Red Thread Thinking 95%
Innovation isn't genius. It's connecting what you already have to what consumers won't say.
by Debra Kaye 2013
3.74
201 ratings
Innovation by Design
by Thomas Lockwood • 2017
Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.
3.59
116
Innovation by Design Summary
Innovation by Design 95%
Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.
by Thomas Lockwood 2017
3.59
116 ratings
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
by Warren Berger • 2009
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
4.06
469
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Summary
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People 95%
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
by Warren Berger 2009
4.06
469 ratings
Questions Are the Answer
by Hal B. Gregersen • 2018
You're answering the wrong question. A four-minute exercise that finds the right one.
3.94
517
Questions Are the Answer Summary
Questions Are the Answer 95%
You're answering the wrong question. A four-minute exercise that finds the right one.
by Hal B. Gregersen 2018
3.94
517 ratings
The Art of Innovation
by Tom Kelley • 2001
How the firm behind Apple's first mouse systematized innovation into a repeatable process.
3.95
8k+
The Art of Innovation Summary
The Art of Innovation 95%
How the firm behind Apple's first mouse systematized innovation into a repeatable process.
by Tom Kelley 2001
3.95
8k+ ratings
Linchpin
by Seth Godin • 2010
Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.
3.83
47k+
Linchpin Summary
Linchpin 95%
Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.
by Seth Godin 2010
3.83
47k+ ratings
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method
by Per Kristiansen • 2014
End the lopsided meeting: a hands-on method that builds strategy and buy-in, brick by brick.
3.66
140
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method Summary
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method 95%
End the lopsided meeting: a hands-on method that builds strategy and buy-in, brick by brick.
by Per Kristiansen 2014
3.66
140 ratings
Designing Your New Work Life
by Bill Burnett • 2020
You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.
3.79
2k+
Designing Your New Work Life Summary
Designing Your New Work Life 95%
You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.
by Bill Burnett 2020
3.79
2k+ ratings
A Whack on the Side of the Head
by Roger Von Oech • 1973
Creativity is blocked not by lack of talent but by rules you forgot you were following.
3.95
3k+
A Whack on the Side of the Head Summary
A Whack on the Side of the Head 95%
Creativity is blocked not by lack of talent but by rules you forgot you were following.
by Roger Von Oech 1973
3.95
3k+ ratings
The Project50
by Tom Peters • 1999
Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.
4.04
247
The Project50 Summary
The Project50 95%
Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.
by Tom Peters 1999
4.04
247 ratings
This Is Strategy
by Seth Godin • 2024
The best strategies don't wrestle the system. They let the system do the work.
3.54
820
This Is Strategy Summary
This Is Strategy 95%
The best strategies don't wrestle the system. They let the system do the work.
by Seth Godin 2024
3.54
820 ratings
Paradigms
by Joel A. Barker • 1993
Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.
4.04
171
Paradigms Summary
Paradigms 95%
Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.
by Joel A. Barker 1993
4.04
171 ratings
The Slow Fix
by Carl Honoré • 2013
The hidden ingredient behind every lasting solution: slowing down enough to learn from mistakes.
3.61
507
The Slow Fix Summary
The Slow Fix 95%
The hidden ingredient behind every lasting solution: slowing down enough to learn from mistakes.
by Carl Honoré 2013
3.61
507 ratings
The Opposable Mind
by Roger L. Martin • 2007
The best leaders refuse to choose between opposites. They build a third answer that beats both.
3.76
1k+
The Opposable Mind Summary
The Opposable Mind 95%
The best leaders refuse to choose between opposites. They build a third answer that beats both.
by Roger L. Martin 2007
3.76
1k+ ratings
Never Play It Safe
by Chase Jarvis • 2024
Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.
3.86
406
Never Play It Safe Summary
Never Play It Safe 95%
Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.
by Chase Jarvis 2024
3.86
406 ratings
Overcrowded
by Roberto Verganti • 2016
Ideas are everywhere; meaning is scarce. Winning requires love, not just better answers.
3.83
122
Overcrowded Summary
Overcrowded 95%
Ideas are everywhere; meaning is scarce. Winning requires love, not just better answers.
by Roberto Verganti 2016
3.83
122 ratings
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