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Great Work
by David Sturt • 2013
The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.
4.05
584
Great Work Summary
Great Work 92%
The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.
by David Sturt 2013
4.05
584 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The boss is obsolete.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 92%
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
by Jacob Bøtter 2012
3.85
174 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 92%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
Joy, Inc.
by Richard Sheridan • 2013
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
4.07
2k+
Joy, Inc. Summary
Joy, Inc. 91%
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
by Richard Sheridan 2013
4.07
2k+ 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 91%
Startup speed inside slow giants: turning divisions into labs and failure into fuel.
by Eric Ries 2017
3.98
4k+ ratings
The Creativity Leap
by Natalie Nixon • 2020
You're not uncreative. You just haven't been trained to toggle between curiosity and discipline.
3.75
153
The Creativity Leap Summary
The Creativity Leap 91%
You're not uncreative. You just haven't been trained to toggle between curiosity and discipline.
by Natalie Nixon 2020
3.75
153 ratings
The Seven-Day Weekend
by ricardo-semler • 2004
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
4.05
893
The Seven-Day Weekend Summary
The Seven-Day Weekend 91%
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
by ricardo-semler 2004
4.05
893 ratings
The Age of Unreason
by Charles B. Handy • 1989
The company of the future has three parts, your career five, and the old job for life is dead.
3.91
546
The Age of Unreason Summary
The Age of Unreason 91%
The company of the future has three parts, your career five, and the old job for life is dead.
by Charles B. Handy 1989
3.91
546 ratings
Humanocracy
by Gary Hamel • 2020
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
4.01
1k+
Humanocracy Summary
Humanocracy 91%
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
by Gary Hamel 2020
4.01
1k+ 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 91%
Disruption demands two transformations: save the core, build the future, and the bridge between.
by Scott D. Anthony 2017
4.06
254 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 91%
Where breakthroughs originate, when to jump in, and why sharing tech sometimes beats protecting it.
by Melissa A. Schilling 2000
3.83
236 ratings
Under New Management
by David Burkus • 2016
Outlaw email. Share salaries. Pay people to quit. The new rules for managing creative work.
3.91
491
Under New Management Summary
Under New Management 91%
Outlaw email. Share salaries. Pay people to quit. The new rules for managing creative work.
by David Burkus 2016
3.91
491 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 91%
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 91%
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
Freedom, Inc.
by Brian M. Carney • 2009
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
4.24
251
Freedom, Inc. Summary
Freedom, Inc. 91%
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
by Brian M. Carney 2009
4.24
251 ratings
The Best Place to Work
by Ron Friedman • 2014
Great workplaces aren't perks; they're psychology: spaces engineered for how minds actually work.
4.14
2k+
The Best Place to Work Summary
The Best Place to Work 91%
Great workplaces aren't perks; they're psychology: spaces engineered for how minds actually work.
by Ron Friedman 2014
4.14
2k+ 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 91%
Nearly every breakthrough business model remixes the same 55 patterns. A method for finding yours.
by Oliver Gassmann 2013
4.10
455 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 91%
Not every innovation problem needs disruption. The map for picking the strategy yours does.
by Greg Satell 2017
3.90
240 ratings
Creativity, Inc.
by Ed Catmull • 2014
Success makes you blind to what kills creativity. A Pixar co-founder explains how to see it clearly.
4.2
105k+
Creativity, Inc. Summary
Creativity, Inc. 91%
Success makes you blind to what kills creativity. A Pixar co-founder explains how to see it clearly.
by Ed Catmull 2014
4.2
105k+ ratings
Lead and Disrupt
by Charles A. O'Reilly • 2016
Why successful companies stumble: a leadership model for making today's targets and tomorrow's bets.
3.90
338
Lead and Disrupt Summary
Lead and Disrupt 91%
Why successful companies stumble: a leadership model for making today's targets and tomorrow's bets.
by Charles A. O'Reilly 2016
3.90
338 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 91%
Breakthrough tech, stalled productivity. Open innovation's architect explains what must change.
by Henry Chesbrough 2019
4.09
46 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
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 90%
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
by Peter Sims 2011
3.77
4k+ ratings
Why Simple Wins
by Lisa Bodell • 2016
Your overflowing calendar and inbox are not your fault. The system for reclaiming your workday.
3.33
412
Why Simple Wins Summary
Why Simple Wins 90%
Your overflowing calendar and inbox are not your fault. The system for reclaiming your workday.
by Lisa Bodell 2016
3.33
412 ratings
Designing Your New Work Life
by Bill Burnett • 2020
You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.
3.79
2k+
Designing Your New Work Life Summary
Designing Your New Work Life 90%
You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.
by Bill Burnett 2020
3.79
2k+ ratings
The Lean Machine
by Dantar P. Oosterwal • 2010
The lean product development playbook behind Harley-Davidson's turnaround, and how to use it.
3.83
137
The Lean Machine Summary
The Lean Machine 90%
The lean product development playbook behind Harley-Davidson's turnaround, and how to use it.
by Dantar P. Oosterwal 2010
3.83
137 ratings
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2014
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
4.21
6k+
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 90%
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2014
4.21
6k+ 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 90%
Lasting companies win on business models, not products, and disrupt themselves before rivals can.
by Alexander Osterwalder 2020
4.29
656 ratings
War and Peace and IT
by Mark Schwartz • 2019
Stop treating IT like a service desk. The rules for turning technology into your competitive edge.
4.15
244
War and Peace and IT Summary
War and Peace and IT 90%
Stop treating IT like a service desk. The rules for turning technology into your competitive edge.
by Mark Schwartz 2019
4.15
244 ratings
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 90%
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
by Keith Sawyer 2007
3.86
511 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
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 90%
Leaders fall not to better products, but to simpler, cheaper ones their best customers rejected.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2011
4.46
67 ratings
Exponential Organizations
by Salim Ismail • 2014
New organizations achieve 10x more with 10x less. The architecture is knowable and borrowable.
4.07
5k+
Exponential Organizations Summary
Exponential Organizations 90%
New organizations achieve 10x more with 10x less. The architecture is knowable and borrowable.
by Salim Ismail 2014
4.07
5k+ ratings
Productive Tensions
by Christopher B. Bingham • 2022
Why the best innovators stop fixing contradictions and start using them instead.
4.35
20
Productive Tensions Summary
Productive Tensions 90%
Why the best innovators stop fixing contradictions and start using them instead.
by Christopher B. Bingham 2022
4.35
20 ratings
The Open Organization
by Jim Whitehurst • 2015
What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.
4.09
682
The Open Organization Summary
The Open Organization 90%
What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.
by Jim Whitehurst 2015
4.09
682 ratings
The Technology Fallacy
by Gerald C. Kane • 2019
Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.
3.98
328
The Technology Fallacy Summary
The Technology Fallacy 90%
Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.
by Gerald C. Kane 2019
3.98
328 ratings
Design Driven Innovation
by Roberto Verganti • 2009
User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.
4.00
498
Design Driven Innovation Summary
Design Driven Innovation 90%
User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.
by Roberto Verganti 2009
4.00
498 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 90%
Ten times the experiments, zero waste: a systematic approach to innovation for large organizations.
by Nathan Furr 2014
4.12
716 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 90%
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
The Power of Little Ideas
by David C. Robertson • 2017
The real innovation wins come not from disruption but from complementing your strongest product.
3.88
229
The Power of Little Ideas Summary
The Power of Little Ideas 90%
The real innovation wins come not from disruption but from complementing your strongest product.
by David C. Robertson 2017
3.88
229 ratings
Rebel Talent
by Francesca Gino • 2018
Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.
3.70
2k+
Rebel Talent Summary
Rebel Talent 90%
Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.
by Francesca Gino 2018
3.70
2k+ ratings
Fish! Tales
by Stephen C. Lundin • 2002
Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.
3.95
2k+
Fish! Tales Summary
Fish! Tales 90%
Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.
by Stephen C. Lundin 2002
3.95
2k+ ratings
Automate Your Busywork
by Aytekin Tank • 2023
Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.
3.29
391
Automate Your Busywork Summary
Automate Your Busywork 90%
Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.
by Aytekin Tank 2023
3.29
391 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 90%
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
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 90%
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
by Andy Boynton 2011
3.77
585 ratings
The Geek Way
by Andrew McAfee • 2023
Tech companies run on a different OS: four norms that leave industrial management behind.
3.89
914
The Geek Way Summary
The Geek Way 90%
Tech companies run on a different OS: four norms that leave industrial management behind.
by Andrew McAfee 2023
3.89
914 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
Empowered
by Marty Cagan • 2020
Stop telling your teams what to build. Give them problems to solve, then get out of the way.
4.25
4k+
Empowered Summary
Empowered 90%
Stop telling your teams what to build. Give them problems to solve, then get out of the way.
by Marty Cagan 2020
4.25
4k+ 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 90%
Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.
by Jeremy Gutsche 2020
3.93
289 ratings
How Stella Saved the Farm
by Vijay Govindarajan • 2011
A farm fable about the real reason innovation fails: it gets managed like everything else.
3.67
1k+
How Stella Saved the Farm Summary
How Stella Saved the Farm 90%
A farm fable about the real reason innovation fails: it gets managed like everything else.
by Vijay Govindarajan 2011
3.67
1k+ ratings
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