by PaulSloane (Author)
Think Like An Innovator has been officially shortlisted in 'The Commuters Read' category for the 2018 Management Book of the Year prize which has just been announced by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the British Library.
Innovation can take you from failure to success, but if you need a helping hand then Think Like An Innovator can help you.
With over 70 different leaders, innovators and business people, each covered in 500 words or less, you'll find out:
* Who they are - a brief bio about the person
* Their Challenge - the issue they faced and why it was a challenge
* Their Innovation - the innovative solution they proposed
* Lessons for you - insights for you on how to apply their innovation to your life
Split in to 8 categories, you can find inspiration from:
Artists - e.g. David Bowie, J K Rowling, Pablo Picasso
Business Leaders - e.g. Jeff Bezos, Levi Strauss, Sidney Bernstein
Genius' - e.g. Beethoven, Michelangelo, Shakespeare
Inventors - e.g. Johannes Gutenberg, Louis Braille, Thomas Edison
Mavericks - e.g. Anita Roddick, Nelson, Steve Jobs
Pioneers - e.g. Dick Fosbury, Florence Nightingale, Marconi
Scientists - e.g. Alexander Fleming, Charles Darwin, Galilleo
Visionaries - e.g. John F Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey, Walt Disney
Think Like An Innovator is full of inspiring insights to transform your working day.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Edition: 01
Publisher: Pearson Be inspired to think and act differently so you can improve your ingenuity, innovation and be a success.
Published: 10 Aug 2016
ISBN 10: 1292142235
ISBN 13: 9781292142234
Book Overview:
Paul Sloane is the UK's top leadership speaker on innovation and the founder of Destination Innovation. He is the author of over 20 books on lateral thinking and innovation which have sold over 2 million copies in total. He took a first in Engineering at Cambridge. He was a top Salesman with IBM and went on to be Managing Director at Ashton Tate and VP International for MathSoft. He has over 25,000 followers on Twitter and is well known as a blogger, speaker and workshop leader on the topics of creativity, lateral thinking and the leadership of innovation