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Creativity & Innovation Book Reviews

If you are looking for books to help you learn more about business creativity, innovation or brainstorming, it's sometimes hard to know where to start. We’ve picked the most valuable books and resources on the topics of innovation strategy, change management, strategic planning, idea-generation techniques, entrepreneurship and creative problem solving to share with you in these book reviews.

New book on Design Thinking offers keen insights into how to succeed at innovation
Roger Martin's new book on Design Thinking appears to be a definitive guide to this new school of innovation thought.
  (12/8/2009)
The Sticking Point Solution provides fresh thinking for challenging times
A new book by marketing expert Jay Abraham offers bold, creative ideas and strategies that can help businesses get unstuck and resume growth, even during the current recession.
  (5/27/2009)
New Seth Godin book, Tribes, contains a wealth of advice for change leaders
Innovation requires change - and in an age where innovation is becoming continuous, what's needed is people to lead change. That's the premise of Seth Godin's new book, Tribes.
  (11/25/2008)
Awake at the Wheel inspires you to manifest your big ideas
Awake at the Wheel: Getting Your Great Ideas Rolling in an Uphill World by Mitch Ditkoff is a highly engaging business fable, well told. Read on to learn more about this "wheely" good book!
  (5/8/2008)
Expect the Unexpected offers a treasure trove of creative inspiration
Creativity author Roger von Oech has done a marvelous job of crafting meditations based on 30 epigrams written by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus. His paradoxical sayings may be just the "sleight of head" you need to generate your next breakthrough idea. Read on to learn why.
  (11/20/2007)
The Innovative Leader helps bosses to ‘get’ innovation
Busy leaders and senior level executives will love Paul Sloane’s new book, The Innovative Leader. It distills numerous innovation lessons and strategies into a concise, actionable executive summary format that speaks to their needs.
  (10/11/2007)
The Medici Effect explores the awesome power of intersectional innovation
The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts & Cultures by Frans Johansson is a remarkable book that should be on every entrepreneur's bookshelf. It contains numerous practical insights and strategies that you can benefit from, no matter what profession or industry you're working in.
  (10/19/2004)

Archived Book Reviews

New MindManager for Dummies book is a terrific reference guide  6/22/2004  
24/7 Innovation offers clear, compelling roadmap to achieve pervasive innovation  6/16/2004  
The Innovator's Solution is an invaluable road map for creating perpetual business growth and innovation  2/25/2004  
Think Naked helps businesspeople reconnect with their inner genius  11/11/2003  
Creativity Inc. offers valuable advice on achieving enterprise-wide creativity  8/20/2003  
New book provides valuable insights into creative leadership, organizational transformation  6/23/2003  
The Seeds of Innovation offers a valuable blueprint for innovation management  5/20/2003  
Driving Growth Through Innovation: A compelling guidebook to systematic innovation  4/14/2003  
A Passion for Ideas provides only limited insights for corporate innovators  3/25/2003  
Leading the Revolution helps firms develop new wealth from business concept innovation  10/30/2002  
‘Jamming’ teaches managers how to embrace and drive innovation  9/13/2002  
Book Review: Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress-Free Productivity  2/22/2002  
Technotrends: helping you develop creative ideas using technology  9/7/2001  
Thinkertoys: An essential book for every innovator’s book shelf  9/7/2001  
Aha! liberates your creative spirit with fresh insights  9/7/2001  
59 Second Mind Map: The busy executive's guide to visual brainstorming  9/7/2001  
 
TOP INNOVATION BOOKS

NEW: Here is a list of the top 10 books on innovation, as ranked by Amazon.com. Use this list to find out what your peers are reading!

1. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins
2. The Ten Faces of Innovation by Thomas Kelley and Jonathan Littman
3. Seeing What's Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change by Erik Roth, Clayton Christensen and Scott Anthony
4. The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from Ideo, America's Leading Design Firm by Tom Kelley
5. Making Innovation Work : How to Manage It, Measure It, and Profit from It by Tony Davila, Marc J. Epstein, Robert Shelton
6. The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures by Frans Johansson
7. Harvard Business Review on Innovation by Clayton Christensen
8. Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology by Henry William Chesbrough
9. Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out by Douglas Rushkoff
10. Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Thinking by Teresa Amabile

Updated: 5/3/2006

This list is updated twice a month. Check back often for an up-to-date look at the most popular books on innovation!

 
RECOMMENDED READING

Here is a hand-picked list of the best books on business innovation, which should be on every entrepreneur's bookshelf:

Awake at the Wheel
by Mitch Ditkoff
Creativity Inc.: Building an Inventive Organization
by Jeff Mauzy and Richard Harriman
Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity
by John Kao
A-ha! 10 Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit and Find Your Great Idea
by Jordan Ayan
 

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