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Author : Steven Johnson
Genre : Business & Economics
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN : 9781101444207
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A fascinating deep dive on innovation from the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected Life The printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our society, our culture? Steven Johnson's answers are revelatory as he identifies the seven key patterns behind genuine innovation, and traces them across time and disciplines. From Darwin and Freud to the halls of Google and Apple, Johnson investigates the innovation hubs throughout modern time and pulls out the approaches and commonalities that seem to appear at moments of originality.

Author : Steven Johnson
Genre : Business & Economics
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN : 9780141964591
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Where do good ideas come from? And what do we need to know and do to have more of them? In Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson, one of our most innovative popular thinkers, explores the secrets of inspiration. Steven Johnson has spent twenty years immersed in creative industries, was active at the dawn of the internet and has a unique perspective that draws on his fluency in fields ranging from neurobiology to new media. Why have cities historically been such hubs of innovation? What do the printing press and Apple have in common? And what does this have to do with the creation and evolution of life itself? Johnson presents the answers to these questions and more in his infectious, culturally omnivoracious style, using examples from thinkers in a range of disciplines - from Charles Darwin to Tim Berners-Lee - to provide the complete, exciting, and encouraging story of inspiration. He identifies the five key principles to the genesis of great ideas, from the cultivation of hunches to the importance of connectivity and how best to make use of new technologies. Most exhilarating is his conclusion: with today's tools and environment, radical innovation is extraordinarily accessible to those who know how to cultivate it. By recognizing where and how patterns of creativity occur - whether within a school, a software platform or a social movement - he shows how we can make more of our ideas good ones.

Author : Shortcut Edition
Genre : Business & Economics
Publisher : Shortcut Edition
ISBN :
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* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. * You will discover the springs of innovation and progress, in human societies as well as in nature. *You will also discover that : evolution in nature obeys rules comparable to those of human innovation, and can bring us valuable lessons; innovation is not only based on the inventiveness of an individual, but on fertile environments that allow the circulation of ideas; it is through cooperation and exchange that innovative ideas can develop; in all fields, progress and great discoveries are made step by step and have multiple influences; innovation is nourished by the confrontation of different points of view and the intervention of various specialties. *From the very beginning, the capacity for innovation has been what has allowed us to evolve and prosper. Nature abounds in creative potential and sometimes surprising complexity. By studying its workings, we can discern trends that are found in human societies and can serve as inspiration. Indeed, certain ecosystems are particularly conducive to the development of life, ideas and technologies. Very rich in activity, they are based primarily on the openness and free circulation of resources. *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!

Author : Edition Shortcut (author)
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ISBN : 1005459800
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Author : Chris Adrien
Genre : Business & Economics
Publisher : Woxi Press
ISBN : 9781734855906
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How often do you find yourself saying “Great idea”? All the time, right? Now, how often do those ideas actually become reality? Rarely. Why is that? Is it because there are not many great ideas in the world? Or is there something else standing in the way? Fruition: How Great Ideas Come to Life is the first book to uncover what it takes to turn your great idea into a great thing. Unlike other books and frameworks which only present lists of techniques to try when creating and selling your idea, Fruition gets to the bottom of what differentiates successful great ideas – those that become a reality – from all those that did not. The authors leverage their decades of research and experience to teach you the fundamentals for how to successfully bring your great ideas to fruition. Discover how almost anyone can have great ideas by tapping into the 3 Senses Model of ideation™. Learn common failure points for fruition and why most ideas remain unrealized. Uncover the 6 Efforts System of Idea Fruition™ that all successful ideators take on, and understand why each is critical to your success. For each of the 6 Efforts you need to have to bring your idea to life, we share dozens of techniques and strategies. This book is for anyone who feels like they have great ideas but are stuck – or don’t even know where to start. It is perfect for leaders who want to empower their teams to discover more great ideas and navigate the complicated process of selling them within an organization. Whether your idea is the next billion-dollar product, a process improvement for your workplace, a movement to mobilize a community, or a way to make the parent group at your child’s school function better – this will empower you to successfully navigate the journey to fruition.

Author : Mohan Nair
Genre : Business & Economics
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN : 9781118134450
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Strategic Business Transformation The seven deadly sins to overcome What can Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela teach us about running businesses that face transformation in their markets. This book courageously offers that businesses that transform markets or respond to transformation know that they must transform themselves before they transform others. Great companies find a cause greater than themselves, organizes this cause into executable momentum and conquers the imagination of the market. Transforming your business requires a recipe powered by a cause not missions. Read and see how and why.

Author : Craig Mallinckrodt
Genre : Mathematics
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN : 9781000918625
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This book is intended for anyone who is considering a career in statistics or a related field, or those at any point in their career with sufficient work time remaining such that investing in additional learning could be beneficial. As such, the book would be suitable for anyone pursing an MS or PhD in statistics or those already working in statistics. The book focuses on the non-statistical aspects of being a statistician that are crucial for success. These factors include 1) productivity and prioritization, 2) innovation and creativity, 3) communication, 4) critical thinking and decisions under uncertainty, 5) influence and leadership, 6) working relationships, and 7) career planning and continued learning. Each of these chapters includes sections on foundational principles and a section on putting those principles into practice. Connections between these individual skills are emphasized such that the reader can appreciate how the skills build upon each other leading to a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. By including the individual perspectives from other experts on the fundamental principles and their application, readers will have a well-rounded view on how to build upon and fully leverage their technical skills in statistics. The primary audience for the book is large and diverse. It will be useful for self-study by virtually any statistician, but could also be used as a text in a graduate program that includes a course on careers and career development. Key Features: Takes principles proven to be useful in other settings and applies them to statisticians and statistical settings. Focused Concise Accessible to all levels, from grad students to mid-later career statisticians.

Author : Chris Lauer
Genre : Creative thinking
Publisher :
ISBN : OCLC:713187581
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Author : Philip A. Rea
Genre : Political Science
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN : 9781108675543
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In this book, distinguished scholars Philip A. Rea, Mark V. Pauly, and Lawton R. Burns explore the science and management behind marketable biomedical innovations. They look at how the science actually played out through the interplay of personalities, the cultures within and between academic and corporate entities, and the significance of serendipity not as a mysterious phenomenon but one intrinsic to the successes and failures of the experimental approach. With newly aggregated data and case studies, they consider the fundamental economic underpinnings of investor-driven discovery management, not as an obstacle or deficiency as its critics would contend or as something beyond reproach as some of its proponents might claim, but as the only means by which scientists and managers can navigate the unknowable to discover new products and decide how to sell them so as to maximize the likelihood of establishing a sustainable pipeline for still more marketable biomedical innovations.

Author : Paul Burns
Genre : Business & Economics
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN : 9781350304833
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If you are looking for an engaging textbook, rich in learning features, which will help you to guide your students through the process of developing and launching a start-up, this is it. With his innovative New Venture Creation Framework, Paul Burns breaks the venture creation process up into three key phases: Research, Business Model Development, and Launch. At every stage crucial steps and considerations are revealed, providing comprehensive coverage of the subject. Practical advice is combined with academic research, enabling you to run a course which is both relevant and rigorous. The second edition of this popular textbook is essential reading for any undergraduate or postgraduate course in new venture creation. It will also prove useful for shorter courses on entrepreneurship and in enterprise centres and entrepreneurship hubs. New to this Edition: - Thought-provoking video interviews with author Paul Burns examine key questions - Video and audio cases provide an insight into life as an entrepreneur - A fictional running case study offers insight on thematic concepts as applied to one example - A greater variety of case studies, ranging from well-known businesses to smaller, local initiatives - A new Workbook design, with space for students to write their answers and ideas - Closer alignment of the content to the innovative New Venture Creation Framework, resulting in a textbook that is clear and easy to follow - An interactive ebook version of the text available for purchase