By William J. Bratton
Monday, October 31, 2011
Collaborate or Perish!: Reaching Across Boundaries in a Networked World (Hardcover)
By William J. Bratton
Friday, October 28, 2011
The Making of Prince of Persia (Kindle Edition)
By Jordan Mechner
Buy new: $7.99
194 used and new from $7.89
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Jordan Mechner "world traveler"
Customer tags: prince of persia, games, apple, memoirs, 1980s, game design, innovation, journaling, yale, screenwriting, game development, journal
Review & Description
Before Prince of Persia was a best-selling video game franchise and a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, it was an Apple II computer game created and programmed by one person, Jordan Mechner.
Mechner's candid and revealing journals from the time capture his journey from his parents' basement to the forefront of the fast-growing 1980s video game industry... and the creative, technical and personal struggles that brought the prince into being and ultimately into the homes of millions of people worldwide.Before Prince of Persia was a best-selling video game franchise and a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, it was an Apple II computer game created and programmed by one person, Jordan Mechner.
Mechner's candid and revealing journals from the time capture his journey from his parents' basement to the forefront of the fast-growing 1980s video game industry... and the creative, technical and personal struggles that brought the prince into being and ultimately into the homes of millions of people worldwide. Read more
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business (Paperback)
By Phil Simon
Buy new: $19.95
5 used and new from $16.49
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Phil "Phil"
Customer tags: google, force com, apple, jeff bezos, phil simon, mark zuckerberg, gang of four, collaboration, cloud computing, innovation, facebook, amazon
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Social Innovation Imperative: Create Winning Products, Services, and Programs that Solve Society's Most Pressing Challenges (Hardcover)
By Sandra M. Bates
Buy new: $15.22
First tagged by Lisa J. Davis
Customer tags: green, innovation, social change, conscious
Review & Description
The 6-step method for creating innovative offerings designed specifically for the social sector The Social Innovation Imperative explains why achieving innovation in social sectors, such as healthcare and education, is different from that of other sectors. Sandy Bates reveals her company's outcome-based innovation methodology to show leaders of corporations, nonprofits, and nonprofit how to identify unmet social needs, then create and deliver products or services to meet them. Sandra Bates is Executive Director and cofounder of the Center for Social Innovation at Strategyn, a product strategy and innovation management consulting firm. Read more
Building Bridges: Essays on Business, Technology and Innovation (Kindle Edition)
By Nicholas Carr
Buy new: $3.99
196 used and new from $0.61
First tagged by Intrepid Reader
Customer tags: google, creativity, innovation, strategy, crowdsourcing
Review & Description
Engaging, surprising and filled with practical and often counterintuitive advice, these ten essays will change the way you think about technological progress and business innovation. Nicholas Carr, the former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of THE SHALLOWS and THE BIG SWITCH, examines recent business and social phenomena, from the success of Apple to the rise of crowdsourcing, from the innovation strategy of Google to the disruptions of digital media, and ties them to illuminating historical precedents and economic laws. Not only will you enjoy the witty, lucid writing of this collection, but you'll come away from it with a fresh new perspective on innovation in the information age. The essays include "Let a Half-Dozen Flowers Bloom" (on the essential but underrated role that discipline plays in innovation), "Launchings and Landings" (on the dangers of out-innovating your customers), "Building Bridges" (on the most powerful way to take advantage of disruptive technologies), "The Dreams of Suits" (on the important role that bean-counters can play in creativity), "Disruption from Above" (on a new twist in the Clayton Christensen model of disruptive innovation), "With Complements" (on the essential role played by complements strategy in business success), "The Weakest Link" (on the best place to focus innovation efforts), "The Google Enigma" (on the dangers of using the search giant as an innovation model), "The Wizard and the Crowd" (on the limitations of crowdsourcing and the continued importance of talented individuals), and "The Sixth Force" (on how to think strategically about corporate responsibility).
Praise for Nicholas Carr:
"[Carr] is one of the most insightful thinkers about technology's impact on the world." -Chris Anderson, Wired
"Carr's provocations are destined to influence CEOs and the boards and investors that support them as companies grapple with the constant change of the digital age." -L. Gordon Crovitz, Wall Street Journal
"Mr. Carr is always interesting." -James V. Delong, Washington Times
(Cover photo of bridge by mnsc: www.flickr.com/photos/mnsc/. Used under Creative Commons license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.)
Engaging, surprising and filled with practical and often counterintuitive advice, these ten essays will change the way you think about technological progress and business innovation. Nicholas Carr, the former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of THE SHALLOWS and THE BIG SWITCH, examines recent business and social phenomena, from the success of Apple to the rise of crowdsourcing, from the innovation strategy of Google to the disruptions of digital media, and ties them to illuminating historical precedents and economic laws. Not only will you enjoy the witty, lucid writing of this collection, but you'll come away from it with a fresh new perspective on innovation in the information age. The essays include "Let a Half-Dozen Flowers Bloom" (on the essential but underrated role that discipline plays in innovation), "Launchings and Landings" (on the dangers of out-innovating your customers), "Building Bridges" (on the most powerful way to take advantage of disruptive technologies), "The Dreams of Suits" (on the important role that bean-counters can play in creativity), "Disruption from Above" (on a new twist in the Clayton Christensen model of disruptive innovation), "With Complements" (on the essential role played by complements strategy in business success), "The Weakest Link" (on the best place to focus innovation efforts), "The Google Enigma" (on the dangers of using the search giant as an innovation model), "The Wizard and the Crowd" (on the limitations of crowdsourcing and the continued importance of talented individuals), and "The Sixth Force" (on how to think strategically about corporate responsibility).
Praise for Nicholas Carr:
"[Carr] is one of the most insightful thinkers about technology's impact on the world." -Chris Anderson, Wired
"Carr's provocations are destined to influence CEOs and the boards and investors that support them as companies grapple with the constant change of the digital age." -L. Gordon Crovitz, Wall Street Journal
"Mr. Carr is always interesting." -James V. Delong, Washington Times
(Cover photo of bridge by mnsc: www.flickr.com/photos/mnsc/. Used under Creative Commons license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.)
Read more
Friday, October 21, 2011
Steve Jobs: His Wisest Words-Essential Quotes on Life & Business from One of the World's Greatest Innovators (Kindle Edition)
By Walter I. Amundsen
Buy new: $2.99
First tagged by Frank Sennett
Customer tags: steve jobs quotations, business quotations, business presentations, steve jobs, great speeches, kindle business books, steve jobs biography, entrepreneurs, innovation, inspirational quotes, apple computer, apple inc
Review & Description
Providing both food for thought and a call to action, this collection of essential insights from the late Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs aims to help keep his visionary words alive so that they will continue to educate, inform and inspire.
Jobs shares his thoughts on winning in business, and living your best life, in a compendium of bite-size strategic and philosophical wisdom that will give readers many satisfying moments of reflection, as well as the perfect quotes to increase the impact of speeches and business presentations.
Thoroughly researched and carefully curated, this collection is available for immediate download. On point and uplifting, it's designed to be an ever-useful addition to your e-book library.
Includes timeless rules for business and life Steve Jobs shared over three decades, including selections from his moving 2005 Stanford University commencement address—and from other speeches, presentations and interviews through the summer of 2011. Even long-time Apple (and Pixar) watchers should find new and actionable advice on innovation here.Providing both food for thought and a call to action, this collection of essential insights from the late Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs aims to help keep his visionary words alive so that they will continue to educate, inform and inspire.
Jobs shares his thoughts on winning in business, and living your best life, in a compendium of bite-size strategic and philosophical wisdom that will give readers many satisfying moments of reflection, as well as the perfect quotes to increase the impact of speeches and business presentations.
Thoroughly researched and carefully curated, this collection is available for immediate download. On point and uplifting, it's designed to be an ever-useful addition to your e-book library.
Includes timeless rules for business and life Steve Jobs shared over three decades, including selections from his moving 2005 Stanford University commencement address—and from other speeches, presentations and interviews through the summer of 2011. Even long-time Apple (and Pixar) watchers should find new and actionable advice on innovation here. Read more
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Hardcover)
By Jim Collins
Buy new: $19.19
110 used and new from $7.96
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Mark Alan Effinger "Brainstorming, PR, Media and Author Services"
Customer tags: business(30), leadership(23), management(21), leadership development(19), business management(16), leadership tools(11), competition(10), visionary(8), built to last(4), strategy(2), finance(2), entrepreneurship(2)
Review & Description
"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial. This is a book about visionary companies." So write Jim Collins and Jerry Porras in this groundbreaking book that shatters myths, provides new insights, and gives practical guidance to those who would like to build landmark companies that stand the test of time.
Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Collins and Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies -- they have an average age of nearly one hundred years and have outperformed the general stock market by a factor of fifteen since 1926 -- and studied each company in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as start-ups, as midsize companies, and as large corporations. Throughout, the authors asked: "What makes the truly exceptional companies different from other companies?"
What separates General Electric, 3M, Merck, Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, Walt Disney, and Philip Morris from their rivals? How, for example, did Procter & Gamble, which began life substantially behind rival Colgate, eventually prevail as the premier institution in its industry? How was Motorola able to move from a humble battery repair business into integrated circuits and cellular communications, while Zenith never became dominant in anything other than TVs? How did Boeing unseat McDonnell Douglas as the world's best commercial aircraft company -- what did Boeing have that McDonnell Douglas lacked?
By answering such questions, Collins and Porras go beyond the incessant barrage of management buzzwords and fads of the day to discover timeless qualities that have consistently distinguished out-standing companies. They also provide inspiration to all executives and entrepreneurs by destroying the false but widely accepted idea that only charismatic visionary leaders can build visionary companies.
Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the twenty-first century and beyond.
Read morePermission: A Guide to Generating More Ideas, Being More of Yourself and Having More Fun at Work (Paperback)
By Pamela Meyer
Buy new: $12.99
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Pamela Meyer
Customer tags: creativity, innovation, employee engagement, team building, engagement, collaboration
Review & Description
Permission is a playful book with serious intent. In a series of light-hearted short sections, integrated with lively graphics, this book guides all who believe in the value of creativity, fresh ideas and learning how to give themselves and others permission to go beyond lip-service to actual service. Permission is filled with examples and ideas for giving (and, in turn, getting and taking) permission. It is a simple, clear, and delightful take on the serious subject of innovation, learning and engagement. It is playful because it opens up more space for people to play with possibilities, play new roles and experience more play in the system(s) in which they work. It is serious because when people have permission to innovate, learn and engage significant business results follow. You will discover new ways to: — Energize your team — Generate more ideas — Improve employee engagement — Have more fun at work — Create space for acceptance and inclusion Most individuals and organizations espouse wonderful ideals. They advocate for innovation, questioning old assumptions, change, flexibility, responsiveness, empowerment, engagement and leadership. Making these ideals a reality is something else entirely. In author Pamela Meyer’s research on innovative organizations and the space people create for innovating, learning and changing she made a new discovery: While people understand the espoused values of innovation, learning and change, those that actually change, innovate and learn each day do so because they get, take, and most important—give permission. The permission-giver is one of the most important roles anyone can play to encourage innovative thinking, significant learning and engagement at work. Read this book to learn how you and your friends, colleagues and collaborators can generate more ideas, be more of yourself, and have more fun at work! Read more
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Weslandia (Paperback)
By Paul Fleischman
26 used and new from $0.01
Customer Rating:
First tagged by C. Platz "Penelope's Books"
Customer tags: making friends, creativity, childrens books, innovation, gardening, imagination, caldecott award winners
Review & Description
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.What do the children you know usually do when school is out for the summer? Go crazy with boredom? Head poolside with friends? Plan a self-sufficient civilization with its own staple food crop? That is precisely how Wesley decides to spend his summer vacation. Wesley is not an ordinary boy: "He alone in his town disliked pizza and soda, alarming his mother and the school nurse. He found professional football stupid. He'd refused to shave half his head, the hairstyle worn by all the other boys, despite his father's bribe of five dollars." It all starts (the civilization, that is) when Wesley overturns a plot of ground in his yard to see what new and unknown seeds might blow into it. Curiously, just one kind of plant grows--an unusual, flowering, fruit-bearing plant that tastes of "peach, strawberry, pumpkin pie, and flavors he had no name for." Soon, Wesley is literally reaping the fruits of his labors--using the fruit rind to make a cup for the juice he squeezes, barbecuing the root tubers, and weaving the bark into a hat to keep off the sun.
In Wesley's new world, he no longer needs a watch because he uses a flower stalk as a sundial, dividing the day into 8 segments, one for each of the flower's petals. A new language (based on an 80-letter alphabet) and counting system (based on the number 8) soon follow. Ah, Weslandia. Slowly but surely his once-tormenting classmates become curious. And soon enough, Wesley allows them to help him crush seeds for oil, which "had a tangy scent and served him both as suntan lotion and mosquito repellent." He also invents sports that are less distasteful to him than football--"games rich with strategy and complex scoring systems," and watches patiently as his classmates blunder. Wesley's parents say that he looks happy for the first time in years. And when he returns to school in September? "He had no shortage of friends." Newbery Medal winner and onetime alternate-world creator Paul Fleischman shines in this deadpan-but-hilarious picture book, and illustrator Kevin Hawkes's splendid paintings will delight young readers with the explosion of colorful, comical details. Kids young and old will love the once-outcast hero Wesley and his Robinson Crusoe-style triumphs. (Ages 8 to 11, or for reading aloud to younger children) --Karin Snelson Read more
Innovating...Chicago-Style: How Local Innovators are Building the National Economy (Hardcover)
By Thomas D. Kuczmarski
Buy new: $27.95
First tagged by Bryan Brochu
Customer tags: manufacturing in the united states, rahm emanuel, groupon, chicago innovation awards, nonprofit innovation, invention, abbott, chicago-style, innovation, molex, cancer, entrepreneurship
Review & Description
Economists and policy makers say that we need to out-innovate the rest of the world to stay competitive. They are right. But knowing that innovation is vital and making it happen are two very different things. Economic recovery comes from creating new jobs and new businesses. It is accelerated by new products and services that create value and fuel growth. Innovating...Chicago-Style invites you to be inspired by 80 innovators who know that the key to unlocking growth is through innovation. Their tales of success is sure to spark readers with ideas that can be applied to their own ventures. Each innovator highlights the all-important consumer need that is being met. We ll pinpoint the uniqueness of the innovation and discover its break-through moment. You will learn the fascinating stories of how each idea came to be. We ll reveal the extent of the innovation s impact on society whether financial or social. And lastly, we ll get a glimpse into what these innovators have in store for the future. Tying all this together is the Chicago Innovation Awards. Established in 2002, the Awards shine a bright light on the creative spirit of the Chicago region by focusing attention on the most significant new products and services brought to market. The ten winners each year are innovations that uniquely fill unmet needs, spark a competitive response in the marketplace, exceed market expectations, achieve financial success, and improve people s lives. The innovators in this book are among the many winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards who remind us that innovation is thriving in America s heartland. Read more
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
XEALOTS: Defying the Gravity of Normality (Paperback)
By Dave Gibbons
Buy new: $12.39
4 used and new from $12.24
First tagged by David K. Gibbons
Customer tags: human development, creativity, leadership, leader, global, next generation, leadership development, innovation, leadership training, business, creative, culture
Product Images
Review & Description
What does Jesus mean when he promises 'life to the full'? Like many Christians, author Dave Gibbons thought 'life to the full' meant just the positives -- a life full of joy and happiness. After all, isn't that what we're taught in seminars, in self-help books, and even in psychological assessments to ascertain who is -- and is not -- a 'good fit'? We look for people with lots of successes and strengths, don't we? Gibbons' own beliefs on the subject were rocked when he took a long, hard, honest look at his own life and realized it was his failures that made him who is today. So he went back to the Scriptures, and kept his eyes open to truly see the people around him. That's when he made a shocking discovery: when we embrace the painful areas of our lives we see the miracle that can happen when God redeems these areas of weakness and makes them beautiful. 'Now I see that 'life to the full' means a life that is open to all the colors and flavors of the human experience, the ability to feel with a fully alive heart, whether it's in times of joy or pain.' Xealots offers a refreshing new look at what it means to be fully human. This uplifting book enables you to transform your own 'failures' into success in God's eyes so that you can serve him with all that you are. Read more
Monday, October 17, 2011
Plunkett's Automobile Industry Almanac 2012: Automobile, Truck and Specialty Vehicle Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies (Paperback)
By Jack W. Plunkett
Buy new: $299.99
First tagged by Jack W. Plunkett
Customer tags: automotive, investing, hybrids, highways, economics, finance, companies, marketing, globalization, innovation, business, entrepreneurship
Review & Description
PLUNKETT'S AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2012
Key Features:
-Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
-Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
-Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
-In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
-Industry Glossary
-Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online
Pages: 561
Statistical Tables Provided: 21
Companies Profiled: 383
Geographic Focus: Global
A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.
You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.
-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?
-What are the financial results of the leading companies?
-What are the names and titles of top executives?
Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:
Major Trends Affecting the Automobile Industry
1) Big Three U.S. Manufacturers Rebound
2) Global Competition Heats Up Among U.S., German, Japanese and Korean Car Makers
3) Fuel Efficiency Becomes a Key Selling Element/Stiff Emissions Standards Adopted in the U.S. and Abroad
4) Hybrid Cars Command Low Market Share
5) Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Enter Market in Low Numbers
6) Major Research in Advanced Lithium Batteries
7) Clean Diesel Technology Gains Acceptance
8) Natural Gas Powered Vehicles off to a Slow Start
9) Ethanol Production Soars, But U.S. Federal Subsidy in Question
10) Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues
11) Outsourcing of Automobile Component Manufacturing/Design
12) Optimum Lean Production Saves Manufacturing Costs
13) China Becomes the World's Largest Auto Market/Sales Rise in India
14) Focus on Safety Improvements by Automakers/Google Car Drives Itself
15) Super-Expensive Cars are Pushed by Manufacturers/Luxury Car Market Is Highly Competitive
16) Rethinking SUVs/Small Sedans and Crossovers Gain Market Share
17) Big News in Small Cars
18) Car and Bike Sharing Programs Proliferate
19) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and Real-Time Traffic Information
20) Ford Sync and Microsoft Software Race to Bring Onboard Apps to New Car Buyers/In-Car Internet Grows
Automobile Industry Statistics
1) General Motors Corporation Overview
2) Ford Motor Company Overview
3) Toyota Motor Corporation Overview
4) Daimler Overview
5) Honda Motor Company Overview
6) U.S. New Car & Truck Market Shares by Company: 2006-2010
7) New Vehicle Sales by Vehicle Type, U.S.: 2006-2010
8) Highest Fuel Economy by Vehicle Class: 2011 Model Year
9) Lowest Fuel Economy by Vehicle Class: 2011 Model Year
10) Personal Transportation Expenditures, U.S.: 2004-2010
11) Average Miles Per Gallon vs. Horsepower, U.S.: 1975-2010
12) Automobile Driving Costs, U.S.: 2011
13) Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled, U.S., Monthly: January 1990-March 2011
14) Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents in the U.S. by Type of Vehicle & Person: 2000-2009
15) International Retail Premium Gasoline Prices: August 1996-August 2011
16) Retail On-Highway Diesel vs. Regular Gasoline Prices, U.S.: 1995-2011
17) Value of Exports of U.S. Vehicles: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
18) Value of Imports of Vehicles to the U.S.: 2006-1st Quarter 2011
19) Occupational Employment and Wages for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, May 2010
20) Employment in the Automobile Industry, U.S.: 2004-2010 Read more
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Nvate (Kindle Edition)
By Intelligence Tapped, Inc.
Buy new: $0.99
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Beatty
Customer tags: inventors, gadgets, health, invention, green, science, innovation, technology, business, entrepreneurship
Review & Description
Nvate magazine is committed to highlighting creativity and innovation in all branches of life. Whether it be a work of art, a business, an advance in science, or a unique person, we always strive to cover the stories that intrigue our readers.
Kindle Magazines are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you're not wirelessly connected.This magazine does not necessarily reflect the full print content of the publication. Read more
The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else (Hardcover)
By George Anders
Buy new: $16.47
First tagged by George Anders
Customer tags: creativity, leadership, hiring, innovation, motivation, talent, recruiting
Review & Description
One of the nation's biggest music labels briefly signed Taylor Swift to a contract but let her go because she didn't seem worth more than $15,000 a year. At least four book publishers passed on the first Harry Potter novel rather than pay J. K. Rowling a $5,000 advance. And the same pattern happens in nearly every business.
Anyone who recruits talent faces the same basic challenge, whether we work for a big company, a new start-up, a Hollywood studio, a hospital, or the Green Berets. We all wonder how to tell the really outstanding prospects from the ones who look great on paper but then fail on the job. Or, equally important, how to spot the ones who don't look so good on paper but might still deliver extraordinary performance.
Over the past few decades, technology has made recruiting in all fields vastly more sophisticated. Gut instincts have yielded to benchmarks. If we want elaborate dossiers on candidates, we can gather facts (and video) by the gigabyte. And yet the results are just as spotty as they were in the age of the rotary phone.
George Anders sought out the world's savviest talent judges to see what they do differently from the rest of us. He reveals how the U.S. Army finds soldiers with the character to be in Special Forces without asking them to fire a single bullet. He takes us to an elite basketball tournament in South Carolina, where the best scouts watch the game in a radically different way from the casual fan. He talks to researchers who are reinventing the process of hiring Fortune 500 CEOs.
Drawing on the best advice of these and other talent masters, Anders reveals powerful ideas you can apply to your own hiring. For instance:
* Don't ignore "the jagged résumé"-people whose background appears to teeter on the edge between success and failure. Such people can do spectacular work in the right settings, where their strengths dramatically outweigh their flaws.
* Look extra hard for "talent that whispers"- the obscure, out-of-the- way candidates who most scouting systems overlook.
* Be careful with "talent that shouts"-the spectacular but brash candidates who might have trouble with loyalty, motivation, and team spirit.
Each field that Anders explores has its own lingo, customs, and history. But the specific stories fit together into a bigger mosaic. In any field, there's an art to clearing away the clutter and focusing on what matters most. It's not necessarily hard, but it requires the courage to take a different approach in pursuit of the rare find.
Read moreThursday, October 13, 2011
Intelligent Innovation Revealed: Best Practices Distilled from Thousands of Business & Organizations (Kindle Edition)
By John Cogliandro
Buy new: $7.99
196 used and new from $7.68
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Sumptra
Customer tags: porter, net present value, chrysler, clayton christensen, ideation, inventions, innovation, ford, patent, new product development, apple computer, ideas
Review & Description
This superb book explains the importance of the application of innovation throughout the lifecycle of a product or service, from initial development to end of line customer delivery. Using extensive worldwide studies of blockbuster products and successful business models, this volume provides an easy-to-implement four-step process for achieving success with a new product. "Intelligent Innovation" also presents current strategies and tools to make efficient and integrated decisions, manage finite resources, turn limitations and set-backs into opportunities, evaluate risks, and create a productive and innovative working environment. It also includes more than 50 case studies of businesses that have made innovation the key to their growth.This superb book explains the importance of the application of innovation throughout the lifecycle of a product or service, from initial development to end of line customer delivery. Using extensive worldwide studies of blockbuster products and successful business models, this volume provides an easy-to-implement four-step process for achieving success with a new product. "Intelligent Innovation" also presents current strategies and tools to make efficient and integrated decisions, manage finite resources, turn limitations and set-backs into opportunities, evaluate risks, and create a productive and innovative working environment. It also includes more than 50 case studies of businesses that have made innovation the key to their growth. Read more
Xealots: Defying the Gravity of Normality (Paperback)
By Dave Gibbons
Buy new: $12.39
First tagged by David K. Gibbons
Customer tags: human development, creativity, leadership, leader, global, next generation, leadership development, innovation, leadership training, business, creative, culture
Product Images
Review & Description
What does Jesus mean when he promises 'life to the full'? Like many Christians, author Dave Gibbons thought 'life to the full' meant just the positives -- a life full of joy and happiness. After all, isn't that what we're taught in seminars, in self-help books, and even in psychological assessments to ascertain who is -- and is not -- a 'good fit'? We look for people with lots of successes and strengths, don't we? Gibbons' own beliefs on the subject were rocked when he took a long, hard, honest look at his own life and realized it was his failures that made him who is today. So he went back to the Scriptures, and kept his eyes open to truly see the people around him. That's when he made a shocking discovery: when we embrace the painful areas of our lives we see the miracle that can happen when God redeems these areas of weakness and makes them beautiful. 'Now I see that 'life to the full' means a life that is open to all the colors and flavors of the human experience, the ability to feel with a fully alive heart, whether it's in times of joy or pain.' Xealots offers a refreshing new look at what it means to be fully human. This uplifting book enables you to transform your own 'failures' into success in God's eyes so that you can serve him with all that you are. Read more
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Xealots: Defying the Gravity of Normality (Kindle Edition)
By Dave Gibbons
Buy new: $9.99
196 used and new from $9.33
First tagged by David K. Gibbons
Customer tags: leadership, leaders, purpose, contrarian, innovation, leadership development, leadership book, leadership training, business, creative
Product Images
Review & Description
We thirst for purpose, clarity, fulfillment and direction in our lives. How do we go about sorting through all the self-help books, talks and seminars? The common, normal solutions to navigating life are focused on strengths, gifts, and passion. The reality is quite contrarian to what seems to make sense. The revelations is found in the divine fingerprints of all that we are: our life story, what energized and de-energizes us, our rhythms, and even our pain and weaknesses. It's a different way of approaching clarity of life.At the heart of this book is the understanding that a life filled with passion is radically different than what many of us have been taught. Often it's not in the how do we find life but a commitment to a passionate pursuit. Neurologically, if we ask the question how our brains can't tap the new domains, our brains resorts to typical default solutions that are often inadequate. The way to live life to its fullest is found in abnormal rhythms and principles, that have the tension of questions more than answers. It's a place where strategy is important but an ethos where relationships trump vision. The way we are invited to live life to its fullest is found with a contrarian set of beliefs, values and questions. It's not about quick fixes and simplistic 'solutions.'.God works through our weaknesses and our failures. Real vision is found through relationships with God and with other people. Obedience is better than passion. These contrarian concepts have been presented and tested in many business and non-profit settings, including Willow Creek's Leadership Summit where Dave gave a keynote address. The tone of this book was established as Dave thought about what he would want to share with his four third culture children and future leaders. It was Dave's heart that they would walk a life where they experienced life to it's fullest, exploring the new and old domains of world that is constantly changing.We thirst for purpose, clarity, fulfillment and direction in our lives. How do we go about sorting through all the self-help books, talks and seminars? The common, normal solutions to navigating life are focused on strengths, gifts, and passion. The reality is quite contrarian to what seems to make sense. The revelations is found in the divine fingerprints of all that we are: our life story, what energized and de-energizes us, our rhythms, and even our pain and weaknesses. It's a different way of approaching clarity of life.At the heart of this book is the understanding that a life filled with passion is radically different than what many of us have been taught. Often it's not in the how do we find life but a commitment to a passionate pursuit. Neurologically, if we ask the question how our brains can't tap the new domains, our brains resorts to typical default solutions that are often inadequate. The way to live life to its fullest is found in abnormal rhythms and principles, that have the tension of questions more than answers. It's a place where strategy is important but an ethos where relationships trump vision. The way we are invited to live life to its fullest is found with a contrarian set of beliefs, values and questions. It's not about quick fixes and simplistic 'solutions.'.God works through our weaknesses and our failures. Real vision is found through relationships with God and with other people. Obedience is better than passion. These contrarian concepts have been presented and tested in many business and non-profit settings, including Willow Creek's Leadership Summit where Dave gave a keynote address. The tone of this book was established as Dave thought about what he would want to share with his four third culture children and future leaders. It was Dave's heart that they would walk a life where they experienced life to it's fullest, exploring the new and old domains of world that is constantly changing. Read more
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (Paperback)
By Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $10.98
165 used and new from $3.07
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Mark Alan Effinger "Brainstorming, PR, Media and Author Services"
Customer tags: malcolm gladwell(8), psychology(5), sociology(4), economics(3), book(3), cognition(2), bestsellers, brainstorming, applied psychology, business, culture, best practices are stupid
Product Images
Review & Description
What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog Saw, he brings together, for the first time, the best of his writing from The New Yorker over the same period.
Here is the bittersweet tale of the inventor of the birth control pill, and the dazzling inventions of the pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moscowitz. Gladwell sits with Ron Popeil, the king of the American kitchen, as he sells rotisserie ovens, and divines the secrets of Cesar Millan, the "dog whisperer" who can calm savage animals with the touch of his hand. He explores intelligence tests and ethnic profiling and "hindsight bias" and why it was that everyone in Silicon Valley once tripped over themselves to hire the same college graduate.
"Good writing," Gladwell says in his preface, "does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its ability to engage you, to make you think, to give you a glimpse into someone else's head." What the Dog Saw is yet another example of the buoyant spirit and unflagging curiosity that have made Malcolm Gladwell our most brilliant investigator of the hidden extraordinary. Read more
The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge (Harvard Business Review) (Kindle Edition)
By Vijay Govindarajan
Buy new: $13.49
Customer Rating:
Customer tags: greedy publisher(2), too expensive for kindle(2), leadership tools(2), innovation(2), creativity, overpriced-kindle-version, execution, publisher price ripoff, never at that price, outrageous kindle price
Review & Description
In their first book, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators, the authors provided a better model for executing disruptive innovation. They laid out a three-part plan for launching high-risk/high-reward innovation efforts: (1) borrow assets from the existing firms, (2) unlearn and unload certain processes and systems that do not serve the new entity, and (3) learn and build all new capabilities and skills.
In their study of the Ten Rules in action, Govindarajan and Trimble observed many other kinds of innovation that were less risky but still critical to the company's ongoing success. In case after case, senior executives expected leaders of innovation initiatives to grapple with forces of resistence, namely incentives to keep doing what the company has always done--rather than develop new competence and knowledge. But where to begin?
In this book, the authors argue that the most successful everyday innovators break down the process into six manageable steps:
1. Divide the labor
2. Assemble the dedicated team
3. Manage the partnership
4. Formalize the experiment
5. Break down the hypothesis
6. Seek the truth.
The Other Side of Innovation codifies this staged approach in a variety of contexts. It delivers a proven step-by-step guide to executing (launching, managing, and measuring) more modest but necessary innovations within large firms without disrupting their bread-and-butter business.
In their first book, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators, the authors provided a better model for executing disruptive innovation. They laid out a three-part plan for launching high-risk/high-reward innovation efforts: (1) borrow assets from the existing firms, (2) unlearn and unload certain processes and systems that do not serve the new entity, and (3) learn and build all new capabilities and skills.
In their study of the Ten Rules in action, Govindarajan and Trimble observed many other kinds of innovation that were less risky but still critical to the company's ongoing success. In case after case, senior executives expected leaders of innovation initiatives to grapple with forces of resistence, namely incentives to keep doing what the company has always done--rather than develop new competence and knowledge. But where to begin?
In this book, the authors argue that the most successful everyday innovators break down the process into six manageable steps:
1. Divide the labor
2. Assemble the dedicated team
3. Manage the partnership
4. Formalize the experiment
5. Break down the hypothesis
6. Seek the truth.
The Other Side of Innovation codifies this staged approach in a variety of contexts. It delivers a proven step-by-step guide to executing (launching, managing, and measuring) more modest but necessary innovations within large firms without disrupting their bread-and-butter business.
Read more
How Steve Jobs Changed Our World (Kindle Edition)
By Alan Deutschman
Buy new: $4.99
First tagged by constant reader
Customer tags: iphone, leadership, ipod, personal technology, apple, business leaders, popular culture, innovation, business, computer, personal computers, ipad
Review & Description
“One to one, no one is as compelling, as charismatic, as seductive as Steve Jobs. It’s just magic.” – Alan Deutschman on “Bloomberg West” in August 2011In this original e-essay, part of the forthcoming book Why Steve Jobs Matters, veteran Silicon Valley journalist Alan Deutschman describes how Jobs changed the world we live in forever. Steve Jobs’ far-reaching vision of what technology was capable of rescued the American Dream while creating one of the most influential companies in the world, Apple Computer. Epic early career highs and lows, unwavering persistence and a relentless work ethic transformed him into the mythical hero he is today. His life story combined elements of contemporary legend, and the brilliant products he brought us—the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone and iPad—anticipated needs we never knew we had. Now, Alan Deutschman brings together the intersecting stories of Steve Jobs—his personal life and the truly great corporation he created—to show readers How Steve Jobs Changed Our World.“One to one, no one is as compelling, as charismatic, as seductive as Steve Jobs. It’s just magic.” – Alan Deutschman on “Bloomberg West” in August 2011In this original e-essay, part of the forthcoming book Why Steve Jobs Matters, veteran Silicon Valley journalist Alan Deutschman describes how Jobs changed the world we live in forever. Steve Jobs’ far-reaching vision of what technology was capable of rescued the American Dream while creating one of the most influential companies in the world, Apple Computer. Epic early career highs and lows, unwavering persistence and a relentless work ethic transformed him into the mythical hero he is today. His life story combined elements of contemporary legend, and the brilliant products he brought us—the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone and iPad—anticipated needs we never knew we had. Now, Alan Deutschman brings together the intersecting stories of Steve Jobs—his personal life and the truly great corporation he created—to show readers How Steve Jobs Changed Our World. Read more
Monday, October 10, 2011
Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice (Paperback)
By Ryszard Praszkier
Buy new: $33.99
First tagged by Martial Of the night
Customer tags: philanthropy charity, collective psychology, public administration, organisational sociology, social science, social services, innovation, psychology, business, entrepreneurship, social psychology, management
Review & Description
Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice details how social entrepreneurship can creatively solve pressing and seemingly insurmountable social problems. Theories of social change are presented to help demystify the "magic" of making an immense, yet durable and irreversible social impact. In-depth case studies from multiple disciplines and from around the globe document how social entrepreneurs foster bottom-up change that empowers people and societies. The authors review the specific personality traits of social entrepreneurs and introduce the new leadership model required for 21st-century development. This book is valuable to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students, while remaining accessible to non-academic readers due to its clear language, illustrative case studies, and guidelines on how to apply social entrepreneurship, or become a successful social entrepreneur. Read more
Grasp The Solution (Paperback)
By Chris Griffiths
Click for more info
Customer tags: creativity(3), creative thinking(3), career(3), creative problem solving(3), personal development(3), innovation(3), mind mapping(3), business(3), entrepreneurship(3), mind maps(3), management(3), decision making(3)
Review & Description
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower...which do you want to be? GRASP The Solution is a refreshingly pragmatic and straight talking guide to making decisions and solving problems creatively. If you've always thought creativity was all fluff and no substance, this book will make you think again. Struggling to come up with new and innovative ideas? Got the idea but can't make it happen? Frustrated trying to find the right answers? Fed up of failed group brainstorming sessions? Chris Griffiths (head of ThinkBuzan, the organisations behind Mind Mapping - the thinking tool used by millions worldwide) compels you to let go of what's killing your creativity. In just four clear steps, he shows you how to unleash bold, fresh ideas and solutions in a systematic way to help you triumph over any challenge. Read more
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Nvate Magazine (Kindle Edition)
By Intelligence Tapped, Inc.
Buy new: $0.99
Customer Rating:
First tagged by Beatty
Customer tags: inventors, gadgets, health, invention, green, science, innovation, technology, business, entrepreneurship
Review & Description
Nvate magazine is committed to highlighting creativity and innovation in all branches of life. Whether it be a work of art, a business, an advance in science, or a unique person, we always strive to cover the stories that intrigue our readers.
Kindle Magazines are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you're not wirelessly connected.This magazine does not necessarily reflect the full print content of the publication. Read more
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Plunkett's Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry Almanac 2012: The Only Comprehensive Guide to Travel and Hospitality Companies and Trends (Paperback)
By Jack W. Plunkett
Buy new: $299.99
First tagged by Jack W. Plunkett
Customer tags: investing(2), hotels(2), economics(2), finance(2), cruises(2), globalization(2), innovation(2), business(2), entrepreneurship(2), airlines(2), resorts, marketing
Review & Description
PLUNKETT'S AIRLINE, HOTEL & TRAVEL INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2012
Key Features:
-Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
-Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
-Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
-In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
-Industry Glossary
-Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online
Pages: 509
Statistical Tables Provided: 19
Companies Profiled: 339
Geographic Focus: Global
A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.
You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.
-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?
-What are the financial results of the leading companies?
-What are the names and titles of top executives?
Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:
Major Trends Affecting the Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry
-Discount Airlines Compete with Legacy Airlines
-Global Airlines Enjoy Increased Loads/Partnerships Proliferate
-International Airlines Try to Lure Passengers with In-flight Perks
-ADS-B Improves Air Traffic Control
-Private Jet Rentals Continue in the Form of Fractional Share Ownership
-Boeing and Airbus Enjoy Boom in Orders/Major Aircraft Market in China
-New Aircraft Designs Offer Greater Passenger Comfort/More Efficient Engines
-In Flight Wireless Takes Off
-Airports in Middle East and Asia Have Strong Traffic
-Huge Travel Markets in China and India
-Booking Travel Over the Internet Becomes the Norm
-Sustainable Tourism and Ecotourism Grow as Certification Standards Emerge
-Hotel Market Rebounds/Pod Rooms Grow in Popularity
-Cruise Industry Bookings Hold Steady
-New Technologies Show Promise for Port and Airport Security
-High Speed Passenger Trains, Including Maglev, Gain New Acceptance
-Self-Check-In Kiosks, RFID and Other New Technologies Save Labor Costs for Airlines and Hotels
-Aging Baby Boomers Will Cause Significant Changes in the Leisure Sector
-The Future of Travel
Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry Statistics
-Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 1981-2010
-Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 12 Months Ended April 2011 and April 2010
-U.S. Aviation Industry Average Annual Percentage Growth Forecasts by World Region: 2010-2031
-Total Scheduled U.S. International Passenger Traffic, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers: 2000-2031
-International Visitor Arrivals to the U.S.: 2000-2010
-International Visitor Arrivals to the U.S., Forecast: 2010-2014
-Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices, U.S.: January 1986-February 2011
-Quarterly System Operating Profit & Loss Margin for U.S. Airlines: 4th Quarter 2009-4th Quarter 2010
-Top 10 U.S. Airlines & Airports Ranked by 2010 System Scheduled Enplanements
-North American Cruise Line Statistics: 2005-4th Quarter 2010
-North American Cruise Passenger Nights by Cruise Line: 3rd Quarter 2008-2010
-North American Cruise Passengers by Departure Port: 2009-1st Quarter 2011
-North American Cruise Passengers by Destination: 3rd Quarter 2009-1st Quarter 2011
-Amtrak Ridership, Monthly: January 1991-March 2011
-Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled, U.S., Monthly: January 1990-March 2011
-Transportation Services Index, U.S.: January 1990-April 2011
-Percent Change in the U.S. Transportation Services Index (TSI) from Year-to-Year: 2002-2011
-Employment in the Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry, U.S.: 2003-2010 Read more
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)