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Group Genius
by Keith Sawyer • 2007
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
3.86
511
Group Genius Summary
Group Genius 91%
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
by Keith Sawyer 2007
3.86
511 ratings
Where Good Ideas Come From
by Steven Johnson • 2010
Breakthroughs come from networks, borrowed parts, and gradual insights, not lone geniuses.
3.99
16k+
Where Good Ideas Come From Summary
Where Good Ideas Come From 91%
Breakthroughs come from networks, borrowed parts, and gradual insights, not lone geniuses.
by Steven Johnson 2010
3.99
16k+ ratings
The Medici Effect
by Frans Johansson • 2004
Break down the walls between fields: your idea pool explodes from 2,400 to 5.76 million.
3.92
3k+
The Medici Effect Summary
The Medici Effect 91%
Break down the walls between fields: your idea pool explodes from 2,400 to 5.76 million.
by Frans Johansson 2004
3.92
3k+ ratings
Democratizing Innovation
by Eric von Hippel • 2005
Innovation's hidden engine isn't corporate R&D. It's users, and companies that ignore them lose out.
3.62
617
Democratizing Innovation Summary
Democratizing Innovation 91%
Innovation's hidden engine isn't corporate R&D. It's users, and companies that ignore them lose out.
by Eric von Hippel 2005
3.62
617 ratings
Future of Management
by Gary Hamel • 1996
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
4.03
1k+
Future of Management Summary
Future of Management 91%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
Mapping Innovation
by Greg Satell • 2017
Not every innovation problem needs disruption. The map for picking the strategy yours does.
3.90
240
Mapping Innovation Summary
Mapping Innovation 90%
Not every innovation problem needs disruption. The map for picking the strategy yours does.
by Greg Satell 2017
3.90
240 ratings
Innovation
by Mark Dodgson • 2010
Most innovations fail, and the pattern of those failures is not a bug but a design feature.
3.28
190
Innovation Summary
Innovation 90%
Most innovations fail, and the pattern of those failures is not a bug but a design feature.
by Mark Dodgson 2010
3.28
190 ratings
How Innovation Works
by Matt Ridley • 2020
Not lone geniuses but slow, collective tinkering, freedom, and accident drive real innovation.
4.11
4k+
How Innovation Works Summary
How Innovation Works 90%
Not lone geniuses but slow, collective tinkering, freedom, and accident drive real innovation.
by Matt Ridley 2020
4.11
4k+ ratings
Superminds
by Thomas W. Malone • 2018
Genius is a group activity. And computers have just earned their seat at the table.
3.56
343
Superminds Summary
Superminds 90%
Genius is a group activity. And computers have just earned their seat at the table.
by Thomas W. Malone 2018
3.56
343 ratings
Strategic Management of Technological Innovation
by Melissa A. Schilling • 2000
Where breakthroughs originate, when to jump in, and why sharing tech sometimes beats protecting it.
3.83
236
Strategic Management of Technological Innovation Summary
Strategic Management of Technological Innovation 90%
Where breakthroughs originate, when to jump in, and why sharing tech sometimes beats protecting it.
by Melissa A. Schilling 2000
3.83
236 ratings
The Startup Way
by Eric Ries • 2017
Startup speed inside slow giants: turning divisions into labs and failure into fuel.
3.98
4k+
The Startup Way Summary
The Startup Way 90%
Startup speed inside slow giants: turning divisions into labs and failure into fuel.
by Eric Ries 2017
3.98
4k+ ratings
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
New Power Summary
New Power 90%
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018
3.81
2k+ ratings
Cognitive Surplus
by Clay Shirky • 2010
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
3.83
6k+
Cognitive Surplus Summary
Cognitive Surplus 90%
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
by Clay Shirky 2010
3.83
6k+ ratings
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
3.98
1k+
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned 90%
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Wealth of Networks
by Yochai Benkler • 2006
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
3.96
2k+
The Wealth of Networks Summary
The Wealth of Networks 90%
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
by Yochai Benkler 2006
3.96
2k+ ratings
Open Innovation
by Henry Chesbrough • 2003
The old R&D model is dead. Ideas come from everywhere. Companies that don't open won't survive.
3.87
303
Open Innovation Summary
Open Innovation 90%
The old R&D model is dead. Ideas come from everywhere. Companies that don't open won't survive.
by Henry Chesbrough 2003
3.87
303 ratings
Unboss
by Jacob Bøtter • 2012
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
3.85
174
Unboss Summary
Unboss 90%
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
by Jacob Bøtter 2012
3.85
174 ratings
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
by Eric S. Raymond • 1999
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
3.83
4k+
The Cathedral & the Bazaar Summary
The Cathedral & the Bazaar 90%
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
by Eric S. Raymond 1999
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Innovator's DNA
by Jeffrey H. Dyer • 2011
One twin study says creativity is 70 percent learned. The five skills that change the odds.
3.97
5k+
The Innovator's DNA Summary
The Innovator's DNA 90%
One twin study says creativity is 70 percent learned. The five skills that change the odds.
by Jeffrey H. Dyer 2011
3.97
5k+ ratings
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
by Warren Berger • 2009
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
4.06
469
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Summary
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People 90%
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
by Warren Berger 2009
4.06
469 ratings
Ideaflow
by Jeremy Utley • 2022
Every winner hides behind 1,999 failures. A daily quota and rapid-test pipeline for closing the gap.
4.08
410
Ideaflow Summary
Ideaflow 90%
Every winner hides behind 1,999 failures. A daily quota and rapid-test pipeline for closing the gap.
by Jeremy Utley 2022
4.08
410 ratings
Innovation by Design
by Thomas Lockwood • 2017
Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.
3.59
116
Innovation by Design Summary
Innovation by Design 90%
Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.
by Thomas Lockwood 2017
3.59
116 ratings
Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era
by Jara Pascual • 2020
Your organization has knowledge. The hard part is connecting it across silos and without fear.
Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era Summary
Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era 89%
Your organization has knowledge. The hard part is connecting it across silos and without fear.
by Jara Pascual 2020
Creative Construction
by Gary P. Pisano • 2019
Large companies fail at innovation not because of size, but because they lack an innovation system.
4.02
128
Creative Construction Summary
Creative Construction 89%
Large companies fail at innovation not because of size, but because they lack an innovation system.
by Gary P. Pisano 2019
4.02
128 ratings
The Idea Hunter
by Andy Boynton • 2011
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
3.77
585
The Idea Hunter Summary
The Idea Hunter 89%
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
by Andy Boynton 2011
3.77
585 ratings
Disruptive Innovation
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2011
Leaders fall not to better products, but to simpler, cheaper ones their best customers rejected.
4.46
67
Disruptive Innovation Summary
Disruptive Innovation 89%
Leaders fall not to better products, but to simpler, cheaper ones their best customers rejected.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2011
4.46
67 ratings
Reinventing Discovery
by Michael Nielsen • 2011
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
3.94
640
Reinventing Discovery Summary
Reinventing Discovery 89%
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
by Michael Nielsen 2011
3.94
640 ratings
The Business Model Navigator
by Oliver Gassmann • 2013
Nearly every breakthrough business model remixes the same 55 patterns. A method for finding yours.
4.10
455
The Business Model Navigator Summary
The Business Model Navigator 89%
Nearly every breakthrough business model remixes the same 55 patterns. A method for finding yours.
by Oliver Gassmann 2013
4.10
455 ratings
Here Comes Everybody
by Clay Shirky • 2008
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
3.78
7k+
Here Comes Everybody Summary
Here Comes Everybody 89%
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
by Clay Shirky 2008
3.78
7k+ ratings
The Mesh
by Lisa Gansky • 2010
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
3.66
1k+
The Mesh Summary
The Mesh 89%
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
by Lisa Gansky 2010
3.66
1k+ ratings
Mission Economy
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2020
State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.
3.85
3k+
Mission Economy Summary
Mission Economy 89%
State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2020
3.85
3k+ ratings
Open Innovation Results
by Henry Chesbrough • 2019
Breakthrough tech, stalled productivity. Open innovation's architect explains what must change.
4.09
46
Open Innovation Results Summary
Open Innovation Results 89%
Breakthrough tech, stalled productivity. Open innovation's architect explains what must change.
by Henry Chesbrough 2019
4.09
46 ratings
Little Bets
by Peter Sims • 2011
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
3.77
4k+
Little Bets Summary
Little Bets 89%
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
by Peter Sims 2011
3.77
4k+ ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know 89%
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Invincible Company
by Alexander Osterwalder • 2020
Lasting companies win on business models, not products, and disrupt themselves before rivals can.
4.29
656
The Invincible Company Summary
The Invincible Company 89%
Lasting companies win on business models, not products, and disrupt themselves before rivals can.
by Alexander Osterwalder 2020
4.29
656 ratings
Change by Design
by Tim Brown • 2009
What if innovation started with empathy, not a spreadsheet? The design thinking playbook.
3.89
11k+
Change by Design Summary
Change by Design 89%
What if innovation started with empathy, not a spreadsheet? The design thinking playbook.
by Tim Brown 2009
3.89
11k+ ratings
The Nature of Technology
by W. Brian Arthur • 2009
Technology is nature harnessed, then endlessly recombined. Each invention fuels the next.
3.95
858
The Nature of Technology Summary
The Nature of Technology 89%
Technology is nature harnessed, then endlessly recombined. Each invention fuels the next.
by W. Brian Arthur 2009
3.95
858 ratings
Innovate Like Edison
by Michael J. Gelb • 2007
Edison's genius was not a gift. It was five deliberate practices any team can learn.
3.83
168
Innovate Like Edison Summary
Innovate Like Edison 89%
Edison's genius was not a gift. It was five deliberate practices any team can learn.
by Michael J. Gelb 2007
3.83
168 ratings
Dual Transformation
by Scott D. Anthony • 2017
Disruption demands two transformations: save the core, build the future, and the bridge between.
4.06
254
Dual Transformation Summary
Dual Transformation 89%
Disruption demands two transformations: save the core, build the future, and the bridge between.
by Scott D. Anthony 2017
4.06
254 ratings
The Innovator's Solut!on
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2003
The exact playbook for making your next growth initiative a 37% winner, not a 6% also-ran.
4.06
14k+
The Innovator's Solut!on Summary
The Innovator's Solut!on 89%
The exact playbook for making your next growth initiative a 37% winner, not a 6% also-ran.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2003
4.06
14k+ ratings
Another World Is Possible
by Geoff Mulgan • 2022
Our real scarcity isn't resources: it is the imagination to design a society worth having.
4.47
19
Another World Is Possible Summary
Another World Is Possible 89%
Our real scarcity isn't resources: it is the imagination to design a society worth having.
by Geoff Mulgan 2022
4.47
19 ratings
Epic Disruptions
by Scott D. Anthony • 2025
Gunpowder and the iPhone follow the same disruption rules. Eleven case studies trace them.
3.90
109
Epic Disruptions Summary
Epic Disruptions 89%
Gunpowder and the iPhone follow the same disruption rules. Eleven case studies trace them.
by Scott D. Anthony 2025
3.90
109 ratings
The Misfit Economy
by Alexa Clay • 2015
Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.
3.28
796
The Misfit Economy Summary
The Misfit Economy 89%
Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.
by Alexa Clay 2015
3.28
796 ratings
The Innovator's Method
by Nathan Furr • 2014
Ten times the experiments, zero waste: a systematic approach to innovation for large organizations.
4.12
716
The Innovator's Method Summary
The Innovator's Method 89%
Ten times the experiments, zero waste: a systematic approach to innovation for large organizations.
by Nathan Furr 2014
4.12
716 ratings
Big Bang Disruption
by Larry Downes • 2014
When a product beats yours on every dimension, your industry doesn't just shrink. It disappears.
3.59
245
Big Bang Disruption Summary
Big Bang Disruption 89%
When a product beats yours on every dimension, your industry doesn't just shrink. It disappears.
by Larry Downes 2014
3.59
245 ratings
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook
by Jeremy Gutsche • 2020
Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.
3.93
289
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook Summary
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook 89%
Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.
by Jeremy Gutsche 2020
3.93
289 ratings
The Designful Company
by Marty Neumeier • 2008
Your management model is obsolete. Design thinking as the operating system for nonstop innovation.
4.00
527
The Designful Company Summary
The Designful Company 89%
Your management model is obsolete. Design thinking as the operating system for nonstop innovation.
by Marty Neumeier 2008
4.00
527 ratings
Abundance
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2012
Your brain scans for disasters. Technology improves exponentially. One of these is winning.
4.05
12k+
Abundance Summary
Abundance 89%
Your brain scans for disasters. Technology improves exponentially. One of these is winning.
by Peter H. Diamandis 2012
4.05
12k+ ratings
Design Thinking for the Greater Good
by Jeanne Liedtka • 2017
Innovate without a big R&D budget: borrowing designer methods that work in the public square.
4.00
50
Design Thinking for the Greater Good Summary
Design Thinking for the Greater Good 89%
Innovate without a big R&D budget: borrowing designer methods that work in the public square.
by Jeanne Liedtka 2017
4.00
50 ratings
Iconoclast
by Gregory Berns • 2008
Three brain systems keep you from thinking differently. A neuroscientist maps the override.
3.71
903
Iconoclast Summary
Iconoclast 89%
Three brain systems keep you from thinking differently. A neuroscientist maps the override.
by Gregory Berns 2008
3.71
903 ratings
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