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22) Think like a rocket scientist: simple strategies you can use to make giant leaps in work and life
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2020.
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"Although we glamorize rocket science, we assume that it's beyond comprehension by mere mortals who don't have a special kind of genius baked into their DNA (hence the common saying, 'It's not rocket science'). Yet while the complex math and scientific details of building rockets may be out of our reach, the principles that guide the discipline don't have to be. In this mind-expanding book, Ozan Varol, an actual rocket scientist, shows how the strategies...
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[2011]
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There is a paradox. As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults many of us think we are not. What changes as children grow up? Organizations across the globe are competing in a world that is changing faster than ever. They say they need people who can think creatively, who are flexible and quick to adapt. Too often they say they can't find them. Why not? In this provocative and inspiring book Ken Robinson addresses three questions:...
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2020.
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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...
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[2011]
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"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...
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[2019]
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In 1995, the term "disruptive innovation" was coined to describe innovations that disrupt and threaten existing markets and consumer habits. Since then, we've played witness to how new companies have altered, and threatened, key industries such as hospitality and the taxi industry. These articles explore the growth of two of the most prominent "disruptive" tech companies, Uber and Airbnb, and how competitors and regulators have responded to the changing...
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2015.
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"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,...
39) Questions are the answer: a breakthrough approach to your most vexing problems at work and in life
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2018.
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"What if you could unlock a better answer to your most vexing problem--in your workplace, community, or home life--just by changing the question? Talk to creative problem-solvers and they will often tell you, the key to their success is asking a different question. Take Debbie Sterling, the social entrepreneur who created GoldieBlox. The idea came when a friend complained about too few women in engineering and Sterling wondered aloud: "why are all...
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2020.
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"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"--