50 Books like Creating Great Choices

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 98%

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

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 97%

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

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 96%

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 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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161

🧩 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

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.

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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 96%

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

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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669

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

What's Your Problem? 96%

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

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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820

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

This Is Strategy 96%

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

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 96%

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

The Creativity Leap

by Natalie Nixon • 2020

You're not uncreative. You just haven't been trained to toggle between curiosity and discipline.

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153

💡 Design Thinking 🎨 Creativity At Work 🎭 Improv In Business 🔮 Intuition At Work ❓ Inquiry Cultures

The Creativity Leap 96%

You're not uncreative. You just haven't been trained to toggle between curiosity and discipline.

by Natalie Nixon 2020

3.75

153 ratings

💡 Design Thinking 🎨 Creativity At Work 🎭 Improv In Business 🔮 Intuition At Work ❓ Inquiry Cultures

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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302

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

46 Rules of Genius, The 96%

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

Innovation by Design

by Thomas Lockwood • 2017

Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.

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116

💡 Design Thinking 🔁 Organizational Change 🎯 Problem Framing 🧭 Innovation Leaders 🌊 Change Agents

Innovation by Design 96%

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

💡 Design Thinking 🔁 Organizational Change 🎯 Problem Framing 🧭 Innovation Leaders 🌊 Change Agents

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

573

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

The Art of Critical Decision Making Summary

The Art of Critical Decision Making 96%

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

Productive Tensions

by Christopher B. Bingham • 2022

Why the best innovators stop fixing contradictions and start using them instead.

4.35

🔄 Innovation Strategy ⚡ Paradox Thinking 🧠 Heuristics 🎯 Jobs To Be Done 🌐 Open Innovation

Productive Tensions 96%

Why the best innovators stop fixing contradictions and start using them instead.

by Christopher B. Bingham 2022

4.35

20 ratings

🔄 Innovation Strategy ⚡ Paradox Thinking 🧠 Heuristics 🎯 Jobs To Be Done 🌐 Open Innovation

The Design of Business

by Roger L. Martin • 2009

Data tells you what worked yesterday. Breakthroughs demand a logic that works forward.

3.92

2k+

🧩 Design Thinking 🏗️ Organizational Design 💡 Innovation Strategy 🫂 Human-Centered Design 🎨 Creativity In Business

The Design of Business 96%

Data tells you what worked yesterday. Breakthroughs demand a logic that works forward.

by Roger L. Martin 2009

3.92

2k+ ratings

🧩 Design Thinking 🏗️ Organizational Design 💡 Innovation Strategy 🫂 Human-Centered Design 🎨 Creativity In Business

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs

by Carmine Gallo • 2010

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

4.08

2k+

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

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs Summary

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs 96%

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

Applied Empathy

by Michael Ventura • 2018

Empathy structured for business: frameworks that surface hidden opportunities and align your team.

3.66

329

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🪞 Self-Awareness 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Applied Empathy 96%

Empathy structured for business: frameworks that surface hidden opportunities and align your team.

by Michael Ventura 2018

3.66

329 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🪞 Self-Awareness 🏛️ Organizational Culture

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

Liminal Thinking

by Dave Gray • 2016

Your beliefs resist new evidence because they are identity, not logic. Tools to change them anyway.

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3k+

🧠 Mental Models 🧱 Belief Systems 🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Design Thinking 👁️ Perspective Taking

Liminal Thinking 96%

Your beliefs resist new evidence because they are identity, not logic. Tools to change them anyway.

by Dave Gray 2016

3.93

3k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🧱 Belief Systems 🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Design Thinking 👁️ Perspective Taking

Art of the Long View, The

by Peter Schwartz • 1991

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

3.80

924

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

Art of the Long View, The 95%

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

by Peter Schwartz 1991

3.80

924 ratings

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

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

318

🧠 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 Thinking In Systems

by Steven Schuster • 2018

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

3.16

641

🧩 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 Creative Mindset

by Jeff Degraff • 2020

Six skills that unlock creativity, drawn from thirty years inside innovation labs.

3.75

122

💡 Innovation Methods 🧩 Design Thinking 🔗 Analogical Thinking 📖 Storytelling For Business 🧠 Structured Brainstorming

The Creative Mindset 95%

Six skills that unlock creativity, drawn from thirty years inside innovation labs.

by Jeff Degraff 2020

3.75

122 ratings

💡 Innovation Methods 🧩 Design Thinking 🔗 Analogical Thinking 📖 Storytelling For Business 🧠 Structured Brainstorming

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

by Michael D. Watkins • 2024

Spotting threats before competitors do isn't a gift; six trainable mental skills drive it.

3.88

515

♟️ Strategic Leadership 🧠 Mental Models For Leaders 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌊 Adaptive Leadership 🔍 Problem Solving Frameworks

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking Summary

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking 95%

Spotting threats before competitors do isn't a gift; six trainable mental skills drive it.

by Michael D. Watkins 2024

3.88

515 ratings

♟️ Strategic Leadership 🧠 Mental Models For Leaders 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌊 Adaptive Leadership 🔍 Problem Solving Frameworks

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

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

💡 Idea Generation 🎨 Design Thinking 🏗️ Innovation Strategy ⚡ Rapid Experimentation 🧠 Creative Habits

Ideaflow 95%

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

💡 Idea Generation 🎨 Design Thinking 🏗️ Innovation Strategy ⚡ Rapid Experimentation 🧠 Creative Habits

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

Designing for Growth

by JeanneLiedtka • 2011

Four questions, simple canvases, fast prototypes: the design thinking playbook for managers.

3.99

952

🧠 Design Thinking 🏢 Corporate Innovation 👥 Human-Centered Design 💙 Customer Empathy ⚡ Rapid Prototyping

Designing for Growth 95%

Four questions, simple canvases, fast prototypes: the design thinking playbook for managers.

by JeanneLiedtka 2011

3.99

952 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🏢 Corporate Innovation 👥 Human-Centered Design 💙 Customer Empathy ⚡ Rapid Prototyping

Hacking for Agile Change

by Lena Ross • 2017

Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.

3.90

🔄 Change Management 🌀 Agile Transformation 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Science 🪢 Facilitation Skills

Hacking for Agile Change 95%

Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.

by Lena Ross 2017

3.90

21 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🌀 Agile Transformation 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Science 🪢 Facilitation Skills

The Designful Company

by Marty Neumeier • 2008

Your management model is obsolete. Design thinking as the operating system for nonstop innovation.

4.00

527

🧠 Design Thinking 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Innovation Management 🤝 Creative Collaboration ✨ Customer Experience

The Designful Company 95%

Your management model is obsolete. Design thinking as the operating system for nonstop innovation.

by Marty Neumeier 2008

4.00

527 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Innovation Management 🤝 Creative Collaboration ✨ Customer Experience

Making Ideas Happen

by Scott Belsky • 2010

The reason creatives don't finish projects isn't talent or ideas; it's the lack of a workflow.

4.10

29k+

📋 Task Management 🎨 Design Thinking 🧑‍🎨 Creative Professionals 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Team Dynamics

Making Ideas Happen 95%

The reason creatives don't finish projects isn't talent or ideas; it's the lack of a workflow.

by Scott Belsky 2010

4.10

29k+ ratings

📋 Task Management 🎨 Design Thinking 🧑‍🎨 Creative Professionals 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Team Dynamics

Non-Obvious

by Rohit Bhargava • 2012

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

3.53

1k+

🕵️ 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

Design Your Thinking

by Pavan Soni • 2020

A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.

4.62

283

🧠 Design Thinking 💡 Creative Problem-Solving ⚡ Rapid Prototyping ❤️ Empathy In Business 📉 Failure Culture

Design Your Thinking 95%

A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.

by Pavan Soni 2020

4.62

283 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 💡 Creative Problem-Solving ⚡ Rapid Prototyping ❤️ Empathy In Business 📉 Failure Culture

Red Thread Thinking

by Debra Kaye • 2013

Innovation isn't genius. It's connecting what you already have to what consumers won't say.

3.74

201

🔄 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Design Thinking 🔍 Consumer Research 📱 Product Design 🎨 Visual Communication

Red Thread Thinking 95%

Innovation isn't genius. It's connecting what you already have to what consumers won't say.

by Debra Kaye 2013

3.74

201 ratings

🔄 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Design Thinking 🔍 Consumer Research 📱 Product Design 🎨 Visual Communication

A More Beautiful Question

by Warren Berger • 2014

Innovators share one habit: they question like children. A method for reclaiming that lost skill.

3.96

7k+

🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🎨 Design Thinking 🏢 Organizational Innovation 📚 Inquiry-Based Learning 🪞 Reflective Practice

A More Beautiful Question 95%

Innovators share one habit: they question like children. A method for reclaiming that lost skill.

by Warren Berger 2014

3.96

7k+ ratings

🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🎨 Design Thinking 🏢 Organizational Innovation 📚 Inquiry-Based Learning 🪞 Reflective Practice

Creative Confidence

by Tom Kelley • 2013

Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.

3.97

14k+

👥 Human-Centered Design ✍️ Creative Practice 😨 Fear Of Failure 🔄 Reframing Problems 🧪 Prototyping Methods

Creative Confidence 95%

Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.

by Tom Kelley 2013

3.97

14k+ ratings

👥 Human-Centered Design ✍️ Creative Practice 😨 Fear Of Failure 🔄 Reframing Problems 🧪 Prototyping Methods

Six Thinking Hats

by Edward de Bono • 2017

Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.

3.71

14k+

🎯 Meeting Facilitation 🧩 Group Decision Making 🏗️ Structured Thinking 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🔲 Decision Frameworks

Six Thinking Hats 95%

Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.

by Edward de Bono 2017

3.71

14k+ ratings

🎯 Meeting Facilitation 🧩 Group Decision Making 🏗️ Structured Thinking 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🔲 Decision Frameworks

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+

🏢 Organizational Behavior 💡 Workplace Innovation 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🎨 Creative Thinking 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Rebel Talent 95%

Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.

by Francesca Gino 2018

3.70

2k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 💡 Workplace Innovation 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🎨 Creative Thinking 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Laws of Subtraction

by Matthew E. May • 2012

Clarity and breakthroughs wait on the other side of less: stop adding, start removing.

3.84

169

💡 Design Thinking 📉 Minimalist Business ⚙️ Innovation Frameworks 🔗 Creative Constraints ➖ Strategic Subtraction

The Laws of Subtraction 95%

Clarity and breakthroughs wait on the other side of less: stop adding, start removing.

by Matthew E. May 2012

3.84

169 ratings

💡 Design Thinking 📉 Minimalist Business ⚙️ Innovation Frameworks 🔗 Creative Constraints ➖ Strategic Subtraction

Lateral Thinking

by Edward de Bono • 2014

Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.

3.61

152

💡 Creative Problem Solving 🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 💭 Idea Generation 🧩 Divergent Thinking

Lateral Thinking 95%

Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.

by Edward de Bono 2014

3.61

152 ratings

💡 Creative Problem Solving 🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 💭 Idea Generation 🧩 Divergent Thinking

Think Like a Rocket Scientist

by Ozan Varol • 2020

Nine rocket-science rules that turn uncertainty, failure, and impossible goals into your advantage.

4.17

5k+

🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🌟 Audacious Goals 🔬 Scientific Method

Think Like a Rocket Scientist 95%

Nine rocket-science rules that turn uncertainty, failure, and impossible goals into your advantage.

by Ozan Varol 2020

4.17

5k+ ratings

🚀 Innovation Strategy 🧠 Mental Models 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🌟 Audacious Goals 🔬 Scientific Method

Manage Your Day-to-Day

by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013

Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.

3.98

28k+

🎨 Creative Workflow 🔕 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design 📵 Digital Minimalism 🚧 Creative Constraints

Manage Your Day-to-Day 95%

Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.

by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013

3.98

28k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Workflow 🔕 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design 📵 Digital Minimalism 🚧 Creative Constraints

The Invincible Company

by Alexander Osterwalder • 2020

Lasting companies win on business models, not products, and disrupt themselves before rivals can.

4.29

656

🎨 Business Model Design 🏢 Corporate Innovation 🌱 Innovation Culture 📊 Portfolio Management 🚀 Lean Startup

The Invincible Company 95%

Lasting companies win on business models, not products, and disrupt themselves before rivals can.

by Alexander Osterwalder 2020

4.29

656 ratings

🎨 Business Model Design 🏢 Corporate Innovation 🌱 Innovation Culture 📊 Portfolio Management 🚀 Lean Startup

Creativity Rules

by Tina Seelig • 2017

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

3.64

421

🧠 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 Crux

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2022

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

4.17

1k+

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

The Crux 95%

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

Agility Shift

by Pamela Meyer • 2015

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

3.34

143

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🎭 Improv In Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

Agility Shift 95%

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

by Pamela Meyer 2015

3.34

143 ratings

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🎭 Improv In Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Project50

by Tom Peters • 1999

Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.

4.04

247

📋 Project Management 💡 Innovation Culture 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In 👤 User Experience

The Project50 95%

Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.

by Tom Peters 1999

4.04

247 ratings

📋 Project Management 💡 Innovation Culture 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In 👤 User Experience

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

🏢 Innovation Culture 🏭 Corporate Innovation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔮 Trend Forecasting ⚡ Disruptive Innovation

Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook Summary

Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook 95%

Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.

by Jeremy Gutsche 2020

3.93

289 ratings

🏢 Innovation Culture 🏭 Corporate Innovation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔮 Trend Forecasting ⚡ Disruptive Innovation

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

🧠 Innovation Strategy 🎨 Design Management ⚡ Radical Innovation 🔧 Product Development ♟️ Competitive Strategy

Design Driven Innovation 95%

User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.

by Roberto Verganti 2009

4.00

498 ratings

🧠 Innovation Strategy 🎨 Design Management ⚡ Radical Innovation 🔧 Product Development ♟️ Competitive Strategy

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+

🎨 Creative Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Team Dynamics 💬 Candor And Feedback 🔄 Embracing Failure

Creativity, Inc. 95%

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

🎨 Creative Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Team Dynamics 💬 Candor And Feedback 🔄 Embracing Failure

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+

🧪 Innovation Practice 🏢 Corporate Innovation 🧠 Creative Behaviors ⚡ Disruptive Innovation 🎨 Design Thinking

The Innovator's DNA 95%

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

🧪 Innovation Practice 🏢 Corporate Innovation 🧠 Creative Behaviors ⚡ Disruptive Innovation 🎨 Design Thinking

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