Stephen Shapiro

JANUARY 10, 2022

For 2022, I am working on a new book – and I would love your input. The general topic is the first step of my FAST Innovation Model. This next book is a prequel to Invisible Solutions and addresses the “Focus” portion of the model. One of the key principles is “Innovate Where You Differentiate.”

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

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? Thinking, with the subtitle "The Unconventional Approach to Breakthrough Ideas".

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Mills-Scofield

JANUARY 29, 2024

For years, many of my clients, founders I’ve advised, and mentees have asked me to write a book; it took one of them to push me to do it*. So, I wrote a book , Value Proposition: Positioning for Success , on continually creating, testing, and building compelling value propositions that meet or exceed real customers’ real needs.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Innovate to grow with these innovation book recommendations. Does your organization have a comprehensive innovation strategy or plan for the year? Are you interested in learning more about how to develop an innovative mindset and gain practical skills on developing creative new ideas for implementation?

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Stephen Shapiro

MAY 8, 2023

It is for this reason that I have been writing my seventh book. Note that this book will not be formally released for another year. If you are involved with innovation, strategy, or leadership for a large organization and would like a pre-release copy, please contact us. It is the antidote to this nonstop pivoting.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Innovation strategy is an enormous topic, and staying current can be an intimidating task. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of brilliant people working on tomes to help you think about the present, and just as importantly, the future, of innovation and where your industry is heading. Here are a few that particularly stand out.

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Innovators Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As recommended by IA Members One of the most valuable elements of Innovators Alliance (IA), and something that sets our membership apart from other CEO Networking groups like TEC, YPO, and CEO Global is the fact that Innovators Alliance is the only peer-to-peer membership that is specifically for entrepreneurs.

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Phil McKinney

JUNE 18, 2023

The book's newly released expanded version features a new introduction, two entirely new chapters, four new chapter postscripts, and changes and updates throughout. The book offers valuable insight into overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration. Creativity, Inc. Order from Amazon

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 3, 2019

I'm returning today to one of my favorite activities - a book review. Good books are simply too rare, and good books about topics important to innovators are unfortunately even more rare. The book I'm reviewing today is entitled What about the Future? And that's what this book seeks to provide.

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Stephen Shapiro

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Given my last post about my next book generated so much interest, I’ve decided to document my journey here in the hopes that it benefits others. This is book number 7. Although I have published books as far back as 2001 (with an even earlier one from 1996 when I was at Accenture), I am always learning something new.

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InnovationTraining.org

JULY 18, 2022

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.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In honor of Veterans Day I will be giving away up to 20 copies of my bestselling book Charting Change at the East Lake Sammamish Starbucks tomorrow, November 10, 2023 from 8:30am-11:30am until the last copy in the box is gone. November 10, 2023 from 8:30-11:30 AM in Issaquah, WA Wow! Crazy news! That’s about […]

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Phil McKinney

AUGUST 6, 2023

This book takes you on a journey, challenging the reader to rethink their approach to creativity and innovation. The book is brimming with practical wisdom. " However, some readers might find the book disorganized, teetering here and there. It's not just about ideas but about making ideas happen.

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Phil McKinney

JULY 2, 2023

As an avid reader, I have delved into countless business and leadership books, each with its own unique perspectives and insights. One book I read when it first came out was "Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs" by John Doerr. They're not silver bullets.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 12, 2022

I'm lucky to have the opportunity to read and review a number of books in the innovation and strategy space, and I find many of the books have interesting insights or promote new ideas but often aren't overly actionable. It should be a book that all managers read.

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Board of Innovation

AUGUST 22, 2019

A few years ago, we published a list of 7 top-notch books on innovation. Without further ado, here’s our list of the best books on innovation around (all of which are essential reading for […]. The post 8 books every innovation pro should read appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 22, 2020

NASA uses innovation management every day to develop new air and space technology and explore new frontiers. The post NASA’s COVID-19 Work Highlighted in Comic Book Format appeared first on IdeaScale. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they used technology and skills to help combat the coronavirus.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Check out these popular JTBD book recommendations. If you’ve already reviewed our introductory training article, you may be interested in finding more resources to expand your knowledge about this framework and how to apply it to your own creative challenges and innovative problem-solving experiments. Get it here. Get it here.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Regardless of which stats you look at or believe, innovation is without a doubt difficult. There are, fortunately, plenty of great books out there that can help you succeed in innovation, in 2020 and beyond. Thus, if you’re looking to succeed in it, you need to invest heavily into continuous learning.

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Stephen Shapiro

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Yesterday I submitted the manuscript for my next book to early readers. Although this is book number seven, I am using a different strategy than I have in the past. The big influencers were two books I read on the writing process: Write a Must Read by AJ Harper is a truly fantastic book. ” Simple yet brilliant.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 14, 2020

The best strategy & innovation books deliver new insights, examples and tools for reinventing business. I’ve recently written about the disruptive change and innovation upending markets like product packaging, travel and hospitality, management consulting, construction, healthcare, and manufacturing.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

These books can help you become a better learner. In this blog, we’ll share some of the most highly rated books about learning how to learn. This book features 6 simple steps to learn anything – find out how you can expand your knowledge without spending lots of money or dedicating thousands of hours to the process.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 23, 2022

Test your knowledge of great thinkers and innovators with this short quiz. Contact me for the answers or you can find them in this book, Think Like an Innovator. The post Great Innovators Quiz appeared first on Destination Innovation. The woman who is the only person to win Nobel prizes in two different sciences.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 4, 2019

An important part of that is always what I’ve read, and in the festive spirit of sharing, here are five books that greatly influenced me in 2019. None are strictly ‘Innovation books’. As the holiday season in the US gets underway, I habitually look back on what I’ve learnt over the previous year. Instead they.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 25, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Every once in a while I get a comment from an audience member after a keynote speech or from someone who read my book, Mapping Innovation, about why so few women are included. Embarrassed, I try to explain that, as in many male dominated fields, women are woefully underrepresented in […]

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Stephen Shapiro

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

One week from today, my 6th book, Invisible Solutions , will be released. I’ve been asked, “How long did it take to write the book?” December 2 – 10, 2018, I locked myself in a hotel room and started working on the book. In fact, upon reflection, the book took nine years to write and publish.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Kaiser Yang, Founder of Platypus Labs and author of the upcoming innovation book Crack the Code: 8 Surprising Keys to unlock innovation. We speak about what it takes to apply creativity to build successful innovations. Crack the Code book: [link].

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Articles from GroundControl

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It is easy to get overwhelmed with all the material that is written on innovation in 2020. We have listed our top 5 books on innovation from 2020 that you must read! This book is valuable to read, regardless of the experience and knowledge that you already have on experimentation. So where to start?

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Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Here are our most popular lateral thinking puzzle books: 290 Wally Test puzzles – trick questions designed to catch you out and make you groan when you hear the answer. The post Lateral Thinking Puzzle Books appeared first on Destination Innovation. A collection of all the great classic lateral thinking puzzles.

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Greatest. Idea. Ever.

DECEMBER 20, 2020

I didn’t read a huge number of books this year but I really enjoyed the ones that I did read. This was seriously one of the greatest books ever written. Final Jeopardy : In honor of Alex Trebek I decided to read this book about the famed Jeopardy match between IBM’s Watson and human champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

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Idea to Value

APRIL 7, 2022

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast , we speak with Andy Binns, Co-Founder of Change Logic and author of Corporate Explorer: How corporations can beat startups at the innovation game. 00:04:15 – Where the myth that large corporations cannot innovate comes from. Links mentioned in this episode: Book Link: [link].

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Innovation Leader

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The new book Move Fast. is about “Catalysts,” a subset of innovators with “a deep-rooted need to create positive change.” Break S**t.

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7innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In next June my first book on English will be published. It is called: “Developing Innovation – Innovation Management in IT Companies” This book will focus on establishing innovation culture in IT companies with many examples from well-known companies. The …

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