50 Books like Disrupt Yourself

Undisruptable

by Aidan McCullen • 2021

Most people reinvent only after a crisis. The S-curve shows how to do it first.

4.49

125

🔄 Corporate Reinvention 🧭 Personal Reinvention 🪡 Failure As Learning 📈 S-Curve Strategy 💥 Creative Destruction

Undisruptable 97%

Most people reinvent only after a crisis. The S-curve shows how to do it first.

by Aidan McCullen 2021

4.49

125 ratings

🔄 Corporate Reinvention 🧭 Personal Reinvention 🪡 Failure As Learning 📈 S-Curve Strategy 💥 Creative Destruction

Happen to Your Career

by Scott Anthony Barlow • 2022

Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.

4.08

107

🧭 Career Change 💡 Meaningful Work 🎨 Life Design 🧪 Career Experiments 💪 Strengths-Based Work

Happen to Your Career 96%

Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.

by Scott Anthony Barlow 2022

4.08

107 ratings

🧭 Career Change 💡 Meaningful Work 🎨 Life Design 🧪 Career Experiments 💪 Strengths-Based Work

Pivot

by Jenny Blake • 2016

A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.

3.74

2k+

💼 Career Transitions 🔄 Lean Methodology 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Strategic Networking

Pivot 96%

A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.

by Jenny Blake 2016

3.74

2k+ ratings

💼 Career Transitions 🔄 Lean Methodology 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Strategic Networking

RISK/REWARD

by Anne Kreamer • 2015

Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.

3.38

109

🛡️ Career Resilience 🧩 Personality Types At Work 🎯 Risk Taking Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset At Work 🤝 Networking Strategy

RISK/REWARD 96%

Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.

by Anne Kreamer 2015

3.38

109 ratings

🛡️ Career Resilience 🧩 Personality Types At Work 🎯 Risk Taking Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset At Work 🤝 Networking Strategy

The Road to Reinvention

by Josh Linkner • 2014

A playbook for reinventing your business and your career before the market forces your hand.

3.72

134

🏭 Corporate Reinvention 🔄 Continuous Innovation 👤 Customer Experience 📖 Brand Storytelling 🌱 Innovation Culture

The Road to Reinvention 96%

A playbook for reinventing your business and your career before the market forces your hand.

by Josh Linkner 2014

3.72

134 ratings

🏭 Corporate Reinvention 🔄 Continuous Innovation 👤 Customer Experience 📖 Brand Storytelling 🌱 Innovation Culture

Disrupt You!

by Jay Samit • 2015

Reinvent yourself, spot opportunities others miss, and fund your vision without your own capital.

4.10

2k+

💥 Disruptive Innovation 📈 Intrapreneurship 📛 Personal Branding 🔄 Pivoting 👥 Crowdsourcing

Disrupt You! 96%

Reinvent yourself, spot opportunities others miss, and fund your vision without your own capital.

by Jay Samit 2015

4.10

2k+ ratings

💥 Disruptive Innovation 📈 Intrapreneurship 📛 Personal Branding 🔄 Pivoting 👥 Crowdsourcing

The Art of Work

by Jeff Goins • 2015

Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.

3.89

4k+

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 📉 Failure As Teacher 🪜 Small Steps Change

The Art of Work 96%

Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.

by Jeff Goins 2015

3.89

4k+ ratings

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 📉 Failure As Teacher 🪜 Small Steps Change

Firestarters

by Raoul Davis Jr. • 2018

Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.

4.29

5k+

🎯 Personal Mission 💡 Intrinsic Motivation ⚡ Action Taking 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving 💪 Strengths-Based Development

Firestarters 96%

Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.

by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018

4.29

5k+ ratings

🎯 Personal Mission 💡 Intrinsic Motivation ⚡ Action Taking 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving 💪 Strengths-Based Development

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 96%

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

Forever Employable

by Jeff Gothelf • 2020

Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.

3.71

440

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Reinvention 💡 Thought Leadership 📝 Content Marketing 🚀 Lean Startup

Forever Employable 96%

Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.

by Jeff Gothelf 2020

3.71

440 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Reinvention 💡 Thought Leadership 📝 Content Marketing 🚀 Lean Startup

The Upside of Uncertainty

by Nathan Furr • 2022

Small bets beat master plans when the future is unknowable: the full playbook.

3.78

268

🔍 Uncertainty Navigation 💼 Career Resilience ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🧪 Experimentation 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility

The Upside of Uncertainty 96%

Small bets beat master plans when the future is unknowable: the full playbook.

by Nathan Furr 2022

3.78

268 ratings

🔍 Uncertainty Navigation 💼 Career Resilience ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🧪 Experimentation 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility

This Working Life

by Lisa Leong • 2022

Your strengths are your only real job security. Design a career around them, not a title.

3.76

290

🧭 Career Development 💪 Strengths-Based Work ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🧪 Failure Reframing 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

This Working Life 96%

Your strengths are your only real job security. Design a career around them, not a title.

by Lisa Leong 2022

3.76

290 ratings

🧭 Career Development 💪 Strengths-Based Work ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🧪 Failure Reframing 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

Working Identity

by Herminia Ibarra • 2002

Find your passion is backward: new careers are built through doing, not through knowing.

4.03

2k+

🔀 Career Change 🧪 Career Experimentation 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Adult Development 🔄 Midlife Transitions

Working Identity 95%

Find your passion is backward: new careers are built through doing, not through knowing.

by Herminia Ibarra 2002

4.03

2k+ ratings

🔀 Career Change 🧪 Career Experimentation 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Adult Development 🔄 Midlife Transitions

Do Over

by Jon Acuff • 2015

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

4.04

4k+

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking 🛠️ Skill Building 💪 Work Ethic

Do Over 95%

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

by Jon Acuff 2015

4.04

4k+ ratings

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking 🛠️ Skill Building 💪 Work Ethic

Bring Your Brain to Work

by Art Markman • 2019

A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.

3.62

144

🧠 Career Development 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔄 Career Transitions 💪 Resilience At Work 🧩 Applied Cognitive Science

Bring Your Brain to Work 95%

A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.

by Art Markman 2019

3.62

144 ratings

🧠 Career Development 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔄 Career Transitions 💪 Resilience At Work 🧩 Applied Cognitive Science

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

Elevate

by Robert Glazer • 2019

Build capacity in four linked domains most self-help ignores. Elevate yourself, then pull others up.

4.06

1k+

🏢 Professional Development 🚀 High Performance 🧭 Life Design 📚 Lifelong Learning 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

Elevate 95%

Build capacity in four linked domains most self-help ignores. Elevate yourself, then pull others up.

by Robert Glazer 2019

4.06

1k+ ratings

🏢 Professional Development 🚀 High Performance 🧭 Life Design 📚 Lifelong Learning 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

What to Do Next

by Jeff Henderson • 2022

Manage career risk, build a financial launchpad, and stop waiting passively for what's next.

4.24

282

🔄 Career Transitions 💰 Financial Margin 🧭 Vocational Calling 🤝 Network Building 🦋 Life Transitions

What to Do Next 95%

Manage career risk, build a financial launchpad, and stop waiting passively for what's next.

by Jeff Henderson 2022

4.24

282 ratings

🔄 Career Transitions 💰 Financial Margin 🧭 Vocational Calling 🤝 Network Building 🦋 Life Transitions

Elon Musk

by Evander Watson • 2016

Lessons from Musk: see the future, work through disaster, bet like the house is on fire.

3.48

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔬 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Resilience Strategies 🎯 Purpose-Driven Career

Elon Musk 95%

Lessons from Musk: see the future, work through disaster, bet like the house is on fire.

by Evander Watson 2016

3.48

96 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔬 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Resilience Strategies 🎯 Purpose-Driven Career

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

by Tina Seelig • 2009

The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.

3.80

11k+

🗺️ Career Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🏋️ Failure And Resilience 🤝 Negotiation Skills

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Summary

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 95%

The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.

by Tina Seelig 2009

3.80

11k+ ratings

🗺️ Career Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🏋️ Failure And Resilience 🤝 Negotiation Skills

The Power of Starting Something Stupid

by Richie Norton • 2012

The best ideas sound foolish first. How to start yours before you feel ready.

3.94

848

💡 Unconventional Business 🎨 Creative Risk-Taking 🔨 Anti-Perfectionism ♻️ Resourcefulness 🤝 Networking Through Service

The Power of Starting Something Stupid Summary

The Power of Starting Something Stupid 95%

The best ideas sound foolish first. How to start yours before you feel ready.

by Richie Norton 2012

3.94

848 ratings

💡 Unconventional Business 🎨 Creative Risk-Taking 🔨 Anti-Perfectionism ♻️ Resourcefulness 🤝 Networking Through Service

A Woman of No Importance

by Sonia Purnell • 2019

Management wisdom turning ignorance into a superpower, and why past successes are your biggest risk.

4.15

64k+

📚 Drucker Management 🧠 Beginner's Mindset 🔄 Self-Disruption 🏗️ Self-Efficacy 🔀 Cross-Disciplinary Thinking

A Woman of No Importance 95%

Management wisdom turning ignorance into a superpower, and why past successes are your biggest risk.

by Sonia Purnell 2019

4.15

64k+ ratings

📚 Drucker Management 🧠 Beginner's Mindset 🔄 Self-Disruption 🏗️ Self-Efficacy 🔀 Cross-Disciplinary Thinking

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

Dream Year

by Ben Arment • 2014

Frustration narrows your vision. Here's how to turn it into a business that actually pays.

3.68

342

🔄 Career Change 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 😰 Fear Of Failure 🏗️ Business Design 🪪 Personal Branding

Dream Year 95%

Frustration narrows your vision. Here's how to turn it into a business that actually pays.

by Ben Arment 2014

3.68

342 ratings

🔄 Career Change 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 😰 Fear Of Failure 🏗️ Business Design 🪪 Personal Branding

The Squiggly Career

by Helen Tupper • 2020

Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.

3.92

1k+

🧭 Career Navigation 💪 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Values Alignment 🦁 Confidence Building 🤝 Strategic Networking

The Squiggly Career 95%

Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.

by Helen Tupper 2020

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧭 Career Navigation 💪 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Values Alignment 🦁 Confidence Building 🤝 Strategic Networking

Refuse to Choose!

by Barbara Sher • 2006

You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.

3.97

5k+

🎨 Career Design 🧩 Multipotentialites 💡 Creative Polymathy 🏗️ Career Reinvention 🎭 Creative Professionals

Refuse to Choose! 95%

You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.

by Barbara Sher 2006

3.97

5k+ ratings

🎨 Career Design 🧩 Multipotentialites 💡 Creative Polymathy 🏗️ Career Reinvention 🎭 Creative Professionals

Linchpin

by Seth Godin • 2010

Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.

3.83

47k+

🧠 Knowledge Work 💝 Emotional Labor 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎁 Generosity At Work 🔄 Career Reinvention

Linchpin 95%

Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.

by Seth Godin 2010

3.83

47k+ ratings

🧠 Knowledge Work 💝 Emotional Labor 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎁 Generosity At Work 🔄 Career Reinvention

Seeing Around Corners

by Rita McGrath • 2019

Disruption announces itself at the edges first. A system for reading the signals before they arrive.

3.80

581

🧭 Strategic Foresight 🏗️ Innovation Culture 💥 Disruptive Innovation 🎯 Customer Needs 🔄 Adaptive Strategy

Seeing Around Corners 95%

Disruption announces itself at the edges first. A system for reading the signals before they arrive.

by Rita McGrath 2019

3.80

581 ratings

🧭 Strategic Foresight 🏗️ Innovation Culture 💥 Disruptive Innovation 🎯 Customer Needs 🔄 Adaptive Strategy

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report

by MaryEllen Tribby • 2013

Success is built on a few daily behaviors. This book gives you the checklist.

3.25

🚀 Career Success 🎯 Goal Setting 🛡️ Personal Accountability 🌿 Adaptability 📚 Continuous Learning

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report Summary

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report 95%

Success is built on a few daily behaviors. This book gives you the checklist.

by MaryEllen Tribby 2013

3.25

4 ratings

🚀 Career Success 🎯 Goal Setting 🛡️ Personal Accountability 🌿 Adaptability 📚 Continuous Learning

Never Search Alone

by Phyl Terry • 2022

The job search is emotional, not logistical. A council of peers solves what resumes cannot.

4.09

606

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Career Transitions 👥 Peer Accountability 🪞 Self-Awareness At Work 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Never Search Alone 95%

The job search is emotional, not logistical. A council of peers solves what resumes cannot.

by Phyl Terry 2022

4.09

606 ratings

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Career Transitions 👥 Peer Accountability 🪞 Self-Awareness At Work 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Switchers

by Dawn Graham • 2018

Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.

3.83

531

🧭 Career Change 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Career Storytelling

Switchers 95%

Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.

by Dawn Graham 2018

3.83

531 ratings

🧭 Career Change 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Career Storytelling

Designing Your Life

by Bill Burnett • 2016

Stop hunting for your passion. Build the life you want one prototype at a time.

3.92

4k+

🎨 Design Thinking 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Decision Making 🧪 Small Experiments 💪 Failure Resilience

Designing Your Life 95%

Stop hunting for your passion. Build the life you want one prototype at a time.

by Bill Burnett 2016

3.92

4k+ ratings

🎨 Design Thinking 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Decision Making 🧪 Small Experiments 💪 Failure Resilience

Start.

by Jon Acuff • 2013

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

3.96

8k+

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🎯 Priority Setting 🗺️ Life Design

Start. 95%

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

by Jon Acuff 2013

3.96

8k+ ratings

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🎯 Priority Setting 🗺️ Life Design

Choose Yourself!

by James Altucher • 2013

Your resume won't save you. Daily routines, ruthless honesty, and idea practice that build a life.

3.82

13k+

🔄 Personal Reinvention 💻 Digital Entrepreneurship 💡 Idea Generation 🔁 Habit Formation 💪 Failure And Resilience

Choose Yourself! 95%

Your resume won't save you. Daily routines, ruthless honesty, and idea practice that build a life.

by James Altucher 2013

3.82

13k+ ratings

🔄 Personal Reinvention 💻 Digital Entrepreneurship 💡 Idea Generation 🔁 Habit Formation 💪 Failure And Resilience

Managing Oneself

by Peter F. Drucker • 1999

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

3.98

15k+

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

Managing Oneself 95%

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

by Peter F. Drucker 1999

3.98

15k+ ratings

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

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

🏢 Workplace Innovation 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛠️ Job Crafting 💡 Design Thinking 🔁 Iterative Improvement

Great Work 95%

The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.

by David Sturt 2013

4.05

584 ratings

🏢 Workplace Innovation 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛠️ Job Crafting 💡 Design Thinking 🔁 Iterative Improvement

Little Bets

by Peter Sims • 2011

Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.

3.77

4k+

🧪 Innovation Methods 🔄 Iterative Design 📉 Learning From Failure 🎨 Creative Process ⚙️ Lean Methodology

Little Bets 95%

Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.

by Peter Sims 2011

3.77

4k+ ratings

🧪 Innovation Methods 🔄 Iterative Design 📉 Learning From Failure 🎨 Creative Process ⚙️ Lean Methodology

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

Decoding Greatness

by Ron Friedman • 2021

A method for deconstructing excellence and closing the gap between taste and skill.

4.22

1k+

🔍 Success Deconstruction 🎯 Deliberate Practice 📊 Success Metrics 🔄 Feedback Loops 🧪 Risk And Experimentation

Decoding Greatness 95%

A method for deconstructing excellence and closing the gap between taste and skill.

by Ron Friedman 2021

4.22

1k+ ratings

🔍 Success Deconstruction 🎯 Deliberate Practice 📊 Success Metrics 🔄 Feedback Loops 🧪 Risk And Experimentation

Reinventing You

by Dorie Clark • 2013

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

3.63

1k+

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Reinventing You 95%

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

by Dorie Clark 2013

3.63

1k+ ratings

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

The Bottom of the Pool

by Andy Andrews • 2019

Most people chase the same opportunities at the surface. One layer deeper, the competition vanishes.

3.93

606

🧠 Unconventional Thinking 💎 Value Creation ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🤝 Relationship Building 📚 Lifelong Learning

The Bottom of the Pool 95%

Most people chase the same opportunities at the surface. One layer deeper, the competition vanishes.

by Andy Andrews 2019

3.93

606 ratings

🧠 Unconventional Thinking 💎 Value Creation ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🤝 Relationship Building 📚 Lifelong Learning

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt

by Donny Deutsch • 2005

The ad man's playbook for convincing yourself you deserve the win before you've earned it.

3.67

165

💪 Self-Belief 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 👔 Personal Branding 🎨 Creative Leadership 🤝 Client Relationships

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt 95%

The ad man's playbook for convincing yourself you deserve the win before you've earned it.

by Donny Deutsch 2005

3.67

165 ratings

💪 Self-Belief 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 👔 Personal Branding 🎨 Creative Leadership 🤝 Client Relationships

Be Fearless

by Jean Case • 2019

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

3.54

981

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience 🚀 Audacious Goals 🎲 Risk Taking

Be Fearless 95%

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

by Jean Case 2019

3.54

981 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience 🚀 Audacious Goals 🎲 Risk Taking

Designing Your Life

by Bill Burnett • 2016

Stop planning your life. Start prototyping it: experiments that reveal the work you actually want.

3.90

23k+

🎨 Design Thinking 🔍 Career Exploration 🧭 Work-Life Alignment 🧪 Experimental Living 🔄 Reframing Beliefs

Designing Your Life 95%

Stop planning your life. Start prototyping it: experiments that reveal the work you actually want.

by Bill Burnett 2016

3.90

23k+ ratings

🎨 Design Thinking 🔍 Career Exploration 🧭 Work-Life Alignment 🧪 Experimental Living 🔄 Reframing Beliefs

Paradigms

by Joel A. Barker • 1993

Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.

4.04

171

🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Paradigm Shifts 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Paradigms 95%

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

Bluefishing

by Steve Sims • 2017

A concierge to the ultra-rich reveals the unpolished truth about getting impossible things done.

3.97

2k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relationship Networking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Bold Action 🔄 Failure As Feedback 🎯 Unconventional Success

Bluefishing 95%

A concierge to the ultra-rich reveals the unpolished truth about getting impossible things done.

by Steve Sims 2017

3.97

2k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relationship Networking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Bold Action 🔄 Failure As Feedback 🎯 Unconventional Success

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

Master Mentors

by Scott Jeffrey Miller • 2021

Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.

3.68

349

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📉 Learning From Failure 🔒 Trust Building

Master Mentors 95%

Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.

by Scott Jeffrey Miller 2021

3.68

349 ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📉 Learning From Failure 🔒 Trust Building

Flash Foresight

by Daniel Burrus • 2010

The future hides certainties in plain sight. A method for spotting them and moving first.

4.02

387

🔭 Strategic Foresight 🚀 Futurism ⚡ Technological Disruption 🪞 Reframing Problems ↔️ Contrarian Thinking

Flash Foresight 95%

The future hides certainties in plain sight. A method for spotting them and moving first.

by Daniel Burrus 2010

4.02

387 ratings

🔭 Strategic Foresight 🚀 Futurism ⚡ Technological Disruption 🪞 Reframing Problems ↔️ Contrarian Thinking

Imagine It Forward

by Beth Comstock • 2018

Big companies kill new ideas. A GE insider's method for keeping innovation alive anyway.

3.79

831

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🔄 Change Leadership 💻 Digital Transformation 🔬 Lean Methodology 🚀 Intrapreneurship

Imagine It Forward 95%

Big companies kill new ideas. A GE insider's method for keeping innovation alive anyway.

by Beth Comstock 2018

3.79

831 ratings

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🔄 Change Leadership 💻 Digital Transformation 🔬 Lean Methodology 🚀 Intrapreneurship

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