27 Books like Cracked It! How to solve big problems and sell solutions like top strategy consultants

What's Your Problem?

by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg • 2020

Your problem-solving instinct is your biggest obstacle. A method for seeing the real problem first.

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🖼️ Problem Framing 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Decision Making 🗺️ Mental Models

What's Your Problem? 97%

Your problem-solving instinct is your biggest obstacle. A method for seeing the real problem first.

by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 2020

4.23

669 ratings

🖼️ Problem Framing 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Decision Making 🗺️ Mental Models

Case in Point 11

by Marc P. Cosentino • 2020

Not the answer. The structure. The hypothesis. The math. A complete practice system for all three.

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🏢 Management Consulting 💼 Consulting Interviews 🧩 Structured Problem Solving 📊 Business Frameworks 🎯 Interview Skills

Case in Point 11 96%

Not the answer. The structure. The hypothesis. The math. A complete practice system for all three.

by Marc P. Cosentino 2020

4.06

296 ratings

🏢 Management Consulting 💼 Consulting Interviews 🧩 Structured Problem Solving 📊 Business Frameworks 🎯 Interview Skills

A New Way to Think

by Roger L. Martin • 2022

Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.

4.02

580

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Organizational Culture 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🧪 Behavioral Economics

A New Way to Think 96%

Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.

by Roger L. Martin 2022

4.02

580 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Organizational Culture 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🧪 Behavioral Economics

Creating Great Choices

by Jennifer Riel • 2017

Decisions force you to pick a side. How to build a third answer that beats both.

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🧩 Decision Frameworks ↔️ Both And Thinking 🧠 Mental Models 🎨 Design Thinking 📊 Corporate Strategy

Creating Great Choices 96%

Decisions force you to pick a side. How to build a third answer that beats both.

by Jennifer Riel 2017

4.04

446 ratings

🧩 Decision Frameworks ↔️ Both And Thinking 🧠 Mental Models 🎨 Design Thinking 📊 Corporate Strategy

Think Smarter

by Michael Kallet • 2014

Why smart people make dumb calls: a clarity toolkit that fixes the real problem first.

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372

🧩 Business Problem Solving 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 🗂️ Structured Problem Solving ⚠️ Cognitive Bias Awareness

Think Smarter 96%

Why smart people make dumb calls: a clarity toolkit that fixes the real problem first.

by Michael Kallet 2014

3.78

372 ratings

🧩 Business Problem Solving 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 🗂️ Structured Problem Solving ⚠️ Cognitive Bias Awareness

The Art of Problem Solving

by Russell L. Ackoff • 1978

Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.

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🧩 Systems Thinking 🏗️ Organizational Design 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 🧠 Cognitive Constraints ✏️ Design Thinking

The Art of Problem Solving 96%

Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.

by Russell L. Ackoff 1978

3.94

161 ratings

🧩 Systems Thinking 🏗️ Organizational Design 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 🧠 Cognitive Constraints ✏️ Design Thinking

Insight Out

by Tina Seelig • 2015

Four stages carry an idea from imagination to impact. Skip the first, and nothing else follows.

3.78

432

🔧 Design Thinking 🔄 Innovation Frameworks 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 💡 Ideation Techniques 🔍 Reframing Problems

Insight Out 96%

Four stages carry an idea from imagination to impact. Skip the first, and nothing else follows.

by Tina Seelig 2015

3.78

432 ratings

🔧 Design Thinking 🔄 Innovation Frameworks 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 💡 Ideation Techniques 🔍 Reframing Problems

The Crux

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2022

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

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1k+

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Crux 96%

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

by Richard P. Rumelt 2022

4.17

1k+ ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Secrets of Consulting

by Gerald M. Weinberg • 1985

Why clients resist the advice they asked for, and the small moves that work anyway.

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4k+

🧭 Consulting Practice 💼 Professional Services 🛡️ Managing Resistance 🔄 Change Management 🎯 Small Interventions

The Secrets of Consulting 95%

Why clients resist the advice they asked for, and the small moves that work anyway.

by Gerald M. Weinberg 1985

3.95

4k+ ratings

🧭 Consulting Practice 💼 Professional Services 🛡️ Managing Resistance 🔄 Change Management 🎯 Small Interventions

The Creative Thinking Handbook

by Chris Griffiths • 2019

A step-by-step system for solving business problems creatively, on demand and on deadline.

3.79

163

🧩 Creative Problem Solving 💡 Business Innovation 🧱 Structured Creativity 🔄 Creative Process ⚠️ Thinking Traps

The Creative Thinking Handbook 95%

A step-by-step system for solving business problems creatively, on demand and on deadline.

by Chris Griffiths 2019

3.79

163 ratings

🧩 Creative Problem Solving 💡 Business Innovation 🧱 Structured Creativity 🔄 Creative Process ⚠️ Thinking Traps

Sur/petition

by Edward de Bono • 1992

Competition keeps you alive. The real money is in building value no one else can offer.

4.01

🏢 Competitive Strategy 💎 Value Creation 💡 Creative Thinking 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧭 Strategic Innovation

Sur/petition 95%

Competition keeps you alive. The real money is in building value no one else can offer.

by Edward de Bono 1992

4.01

81 ratings

🏢 Competitive Strategy 💎 Value Creation 💡 Creative Thinking 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧭 Strategic Innovation

Paradigms

by Joel A. Barker • 1993

Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.

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171

🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Paradigm Shifts 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Paradigms 95%

Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.

by Joel A. Barker 1993

4.04

171 ratings

🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Paradigm Shifts 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Opposable Mind

by Roger L. Martin • 2007

The best leaders refuse to choose between opposites. They build a third answer that beats both.

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🤹 Paradox Management 🌀 Systems Thinking 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🧠 Mental Models 🔍 Cognitive Biases

The Opposable Mind 95%

The best leaders refuse to choose between opposites. They build a third answer that beats both.

by Roger L. Martin 2007

3.76

1k+ ratings

🤹 Paradox Management 🌀 Systems Thinking 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🧠 Mental Models 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Problem Solving 101

by Ken Watanabe • 2007

A simple, repeatable method to solve problems at work and in life, no genius required.

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4k+

🧩 Problem Solving Methods ⚖️ Decision Frameworks 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 🎯 Goal Setting 🔢 Prioritization

Problem Solving 101 95%

A simple, repeatable method to solve problems at work and in life, no genius required.

by Ken Watanabe 2007

4.14

4k+ ratings

🧩 Problem Solving Methods ⚖️ Decision Frameworks 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 🎯 Goal Setting 🔢 Prioritization

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs

by Carmine Gallo • 2010

Jobs reduced 350 products to 10. The seven principles behind every breakthrough decision.

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🧬 Innovation Principles ✨ Simplicity Design 🎯 Design Thinking 📣 Business Storytelling 💝 Customer Experience

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs Summary

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs 95%

Jobs reduced 350 products to 10. The seven principles behind every breakthrough decision.

by Carmine Gallo 2010

4.08

2k+ ratings

🧬 Innovation Principles ✨ Simplicity Design 🎯 Design Thinking 📣 Business Storytelling 💝 Customer Experience

The McKinsey Engagement

by Paul N. Friga • 2008

The consulting playbook for team problem solving: four rules for people, five for analysis.

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📊 Consulting Methodology 👥 Team Dynamics 🧩 Problem Solving Frameworks 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 💬 Client Communication

The McKinsey Engagement 95%

The consulting playbook for team problem solving: four rules for people, five for analysis.

by Paul N. Friga 2008

3.56

539 ratings

📊 Consulting Methodology 👥 Team Dynamics 🧩 Problem Solving Frameworks 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 💬 Client Communication

This Is Strategy

by Seth Godin • 2024

The best strategies don't wrestle the system. They let the system do the work.

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🧠 Systems Thinking 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🎯 Niche Marketing ⏳ Long-Term Thinking 🤝 Customer Empathy

This Is Strategy 95%

The best strategies don't wrestle the system. They let the system do the work.

by Seth Godin 2024

3.54

820 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🎯 Niche Marketing ⏳ Long-Term Thinking 🤝 Customer Empathy

Creativity Rules

by Tina Seelig • 2017

Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.

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🧠 Design Thinking 🔧 Innovation Frameworks ⚙️ Idea Execution 🔄 Problem Reframing 🧪 Experimentation

Creativity Rules 95%

Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.

by Tina Seelig 2017

3.64

421 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🔧 Innovation Frameworks ⚙️ Idea Execution 🔄 Problem Reframing 🧪 Experimentation

The Art of Thinking In Systems

by Steven Schuster • 2018

Why your fixes backfire: the feedback loops, delays, and blind spots hiding in plain sight.

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🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Mental Models 🤔 Critical Thinking ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🗺️ Decision Frameworks

The Art of Thinking In Systems 95%

Why your fixes backfire: the feedback loops, delays, and blind spots hiding in plain sight.

by Steven Schuster 2018

3.16

641 ratings

🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Mental Models 🤔 Critical Thinking ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🗺️ Decision Frameworks

The Ten Faces of Innovation

by Tom Kelley • 2005

When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.

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💡 Design Thinking 🏢 Innovation Management 🔧 Rapid Prototyping ❤️ Customer Empathy 🤝 Creative Collaboration

The Ten Faces of Innovation 95%

When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.

by Tom Kelley 2005

3.98

5k+ ratings

💡 Design Thinking 🏢 Innovation Management 🔧 Rapid Prototyping ❤️ Customer Empathy 🤝 Creative Collaboration

46 Rules of Genius, The

by Marty Neumeier • 2014

Break the rules, then build better ones: a designer's system for making creativity reliable.

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🎨 Design Thinking 🧩 Innovation Frameworks 🔗 Systems Thinking ✂️ Simplification 🔍 Problem Framing

46 Rules of Genius, The 95%

Break the rules, then build better ones: a designer's system for making creativity reliable.

by Marty Neumeier 2014

3.85

302 ratings

🎨 Design Thinking 🧩 Innovation Frameworks 🔗 Systems Thinking ✂️ Simplification 🔍 Problem Framing

Strategic Problem Solving

by Mark Hartley • 2024

Stop reacting to chaos: a structured method to break down hard problems and lead the solution.

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🧩 Problem-Solving Frameworks 💼 Management Consulting Methods 🎯 Root Cause Analysis 📋 Work Planning 🤔 Decision-Making Models

Strategic Problem Solving 95%

Stop reacting to chaos: a structured method to break down hard problems and lead the solution.

by Mark Hartley 2024

3.78

103 ratings

🧩 Problem-Solving Frameworks 💼 Management Consulting Methods 🎯 Root Cause Analysis 📋 Work Planning 🤔 Decision-Making Models

Design a Better Business

by Patrick van der Pijl • 2016

Replace business plans with business experiments: the visual toolkit for strategy and innovation.

4.14

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🧠 Design Thinking 💼 Business Model Innovation 👁️ Visual Thinking 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 💗 Customer Empathy

Design a Better Business 95%

Replace business plans with business experiments: the visual toolkit for strategy and innovation.

by Patrick van der Pijl 2016

4.14

318 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 💼 Business Model Innovation 👁️ Visual Thinking 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 💗 Customer Empathy

The Art of Critical Decision Making

by Michael A. Roberto • 2009

Data doesn't make decisions. Debate does. The process for designing the right argument in any room.

4.09

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🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Behavioral Economics ⚔️ Constructive Conflict 👥 Team Decision Making 🛡️ High Reliability

The Art of Critical Decision Making Summary

The Art of Critical Decision Making 95%

Data doesn't make decisions. Debate does. The process for designing the right argument in any room.

by Michael A. Roberto 2009

4.09

573 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Behavioral Economics ⚔️ Constructive Conflict 👥 Team Decision Making 🛡️ High Reliability

Value-Based Fees

by Alan Weiss • 2002

Stop selling your time. The method for pricing consulting on the value clients actually receive.

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1k+

💼 Consulting Business 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Value Proposition 🧠 Buyer Psychology ⭐ Personal Branding

Value-Based Fees 95%

Stop selling your time. The method for pricing consulting on the value clients actually receive.

by Alan Weiss 2002

4.05

1k+ ratings

💼 Consulting Business 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Value Proposition 🧠 Buyer Psychology ⭐ Personal Branding

Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies

by John Adair • 1999

A decision sequence, a creativity pause, and the three pulls that stretch every team leader.

3.27

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🧭 Leadership Models 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🧩 Decision Frameworks 🌪️ Brainstorming Methods 🧠 Unconscious Processing

Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies Summary

Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies 95%

A decision sequence, a creativity pause, and the three pulls that stretch every team leader.

by John Adair 1999

3.27

108 ratings

🧭 Leadership Models 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🧩 Decision Frameworks 🌪️ Brainstorming Methods 🧠 Unconscious Processing

Non-Obvious

by Rohit Bhargava • 2012

Trends are curated, not predicted: how to spot what's next by gathering what's already here.

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🕵️ Trend Spotting 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🔀 Cross-Industry Thinking 🧩 Sensemaking 👁️ Attention Economics

Non-Obvious 95%

Trends are curated, not predicted: how to spot what's next by gathering what's already here.

by Rohit Bhargava 2012

3.53

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Trend Spotting 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🔀 Cross-Industry Thinking 🧩 Sensemaking 👁️ Attention Economics

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