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Publisher
HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The authors, both executives at Chicago's The Second City, present their insights and perspective on how to apply the seven elements of improv comedy in both professional and personal situations.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"'Loonshots is a brilliant and wonderfully entertaining book, an unstoppable read, full of surprises and rich with insight into how people create and nurture things that change the world. It's also an important book. Bahcall, a physicist and biotech entrepreneur, is unfolding the secrets behind successes everywhere.' --Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees What do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? Why do traffic jams appear...
Author
Publisher
The Domino Project/Do You Zoom
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Here's what's missing: Instigation. Initiative: The forward motion that breathes life into an organization and teaches us what works. We're waiting for the one who explores, creates and makes a ruckus. We need you to poke the system and see what happens, to learn from it, to adjust and to repeat. Your organization has everything it needs; the plant, the brand, the people, everything. Except...the only thing missing is your ability to provoke, instigate...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur is a unique collection of 366 inspirational meditations for entrepreneurs informed by the curated thoughts and powerful writing of a collection of American authors. It is built on the successful daily devotional model, and is arranged in a calendar format featuring a brief reading from the public domain works of Transcendentalist literature and beyond. The readings are followed by a reflection from the author based on...
Author
Publisher
Gildan Audio
Pub. Date
p2012, c2010
Language
English
Description
How the world's leading innovators push their ideas to fruition, time and time again. Edison famously said that genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration. Ideas for new businesses, solutions to the world's problems, and artistic breakthroughs are common, but great execution is rare. According to Scott Belsky, the capacity to make ideas happen can be strengthened by anyone willing to build their organizational habits and harness the...
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
"The pressure to generate big ideas can feel overwhelming. We know that bold innovations are critical in these disruptive and competitive times, but when it comes to breakthrough thinking, we often freeze up. Instead of shooting for a $10-billion payday or a Nobel Prize, the most prolific innovators focus on Big Little Breakthroughs -- small creative acts that unlock massive rewards over time"--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Icon Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
How to Have a Happy Hustle shares the secrets of innovation experts and startup founders to help you make your ideas happen.
If you're looking for fulfillment outside the day job, have an idea but don't know where to start, or are held back by a lack of confidence, experience, time, or money, Bec Evans will help you get off the starting blocks with this complete guide to making your ideas happen.
There's no getting away from it - hustling is hard...
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
p2008
Language
English
Description
Dream • Vision • Purpose • Mission These words have been defining the life of Michael Gerber, bestselling author and international small business guru. Now he's created a new organization, In The Dreaming Room, as a place where entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs come to discover how to make their dreams a reality. In Awakening the Entrepreneur Within you are invited into the Dreaming Room, where your own entrepreneurial dreams will come...
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us. Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"5-part process that will transform your organization-or your career-into a non-stop creativity juggernaut We live in an era when business cycles are measured in months, not years. The only way to sustain long term innovation and growth is through creativity-at all levels of an organization. Disciplined Dreaming shows you how to create profitable new ideas, empower all your employees to be creative, and sustain your competitive advantage over the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
""Reading Originals made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers thrilled me with his insights and his wonderfully new take on the world." --Malcolm Gladwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outliers and The Tipping Point "Originals is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and powerful ideas. It will not only change the way you see the...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"With clarity, humor, and insight, award-winning filmmaker Barnet Bain guides readers to unlock the raw power of the creative self. Sharing creativity principles and practices at the leading edge, The Book of Doing and Being offers a life-altering map for stepping beyond what we already know and into a dimension of imagination from which innovation is born. Known for his inspiring movies and documentaries, as well as his popular creativity workshops,...
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Christine Kane, founder of Uplevel You, a leading multi-million dollar business-coaching company, offers wisdom that has helped thousands of once-struggling entrepreneurs go from barely getting by to earn six and even seven figures annually-without sacrificing authenticity and sensitivity"--