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Information Bias: Paralysis by Analysis

Idea to Value

This is often referred to as analysis paralysis. Work on this bias is often credited to Jonathan Baron’s book Thinking and Deciding. Yet many people panic before making any decision, and want to keep gathering more data and information before they feel “ready” to make the correct choices.

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Book Review: A.L.I.E.N. Thinking

Jeffrey Phillips

As you may know, as a noted (ahem) blogger and voracious reader, I am sometimes asked to review books on strategy and innovation. Even after choosing some books to review, I often find myself asking - did the book actually meet my criteria? All this in advance of a book I want to like, but struggle to review, entitled A.L.I.E.N.

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Jeanne Liedtka Books on Innovation and Design Thinking

InnovationTraining.org

These top Jeanne Liedtka’s books are a great source of information on innovation and design thinking. Design thinking books continue to be a popular topic on our blog, as many find them a useful way to learn about innovation and how to apply these techniques to organizational or personal challenges. Find it here on Amazon.

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Strategy Books: Essential Strategic Reading 2020

Cascade Strategy

Strategy Books: Worthy mentions. The next couple of books are not necessarily 'strategy' books as such, but certainly worth noting and will definetly help you get better framing particularly when you're trying to hit the reset button. Strategy Books: Across the Board – Where Should Strategy Begin? By Simon Sinek.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Ten Ways to Develop Logical Thinking, Ten Ways to Develop Lateral Thinking

Destination Innovation

Learn problem analysis methods such as six sigma and why, why. Read a random book or magazine. More advice in this book: On Amazon.co.uk. Here are ten ways to develop your logical thinking skills. Play chess. Solve soduko puzzles. Make lists, analyse your work, break it down into smaller tasks. Learn critical path methods.

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The Power of the Outsider Mindset

Destination Innovation

Immigrants have been awarded 37% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000, according to an analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy. It is mainly what Matthew Syed calls the ‘outsider mindset’ in his book, Rebel Ideas. Many other studies show similar results.