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Publisher
Quarry Books
Language
English
Description
Written by designer and creative educator Rachael Taylor, Power Up Your Creativity is a guide to cultivating a positive and productive creative path, from how to develop creativity, to building a productive practice, to achieving success (and defining on your own terms what that means/looks like).
Author
Publisher
Apress
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
According to the World Economic Forum, creativity is considered to be the third-most-important skill for employees, behind complex problem-solving and critical thinking. This book will help you rethink your creativity and its value in the work life, giving you access to intellectual, emotional, and reputational benefits that were previously unattainable. Based on a collection of interviews and research, this book translates the latest findings on...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur is a unique collection of 366 inspirational meditations for entrepreneurs informed by the curated thoughts and powerful writing of a collection of American authors. It is built on the successful daily devotional model, and is arranged in a calendar format featuring a brief reading from the public domain works of Transcendentalist literature and beyond. The readings are followed by a reflection from the author based on...
Author
Publisher
AMACOM
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Using his CreativityWorks framework, creativity and innovation expert Bernhard Schroeder explains how to break out of your mental box, reignite natural curiosity, and move step-by-step through a set of exercises that help individuals and teams. --
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In a world with a surplus of ideas, what separates a good idea from a bad one? Learn how to cultivate a mindset that produces the kind of ideas people can't turn down. Most professionals cannot generate a solid idea. They either offer up tired or reused ones, or they generate lots of ideas but none that are worth pursuing. A great idea presents a well-formulated thought or plan of action that spurs growth, change, advancement, adaptation, or new...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The purpose of this book is to give business owners a framework to support them making more money and having more freedom. The book teaches business owner that they need to focus on a few important areas and "stop doing" everything else. There are many books that assist with managing your time, creating lists, scheduling etc. But there are no books that address what business owners need to stop doing in orer to make more money and have more freedom....
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
There has never been a better time to study, practice, and experience creative leadership. In the fluid and turbulent economic and social environments of the 21st century, creative leadership has become a cardinal force in the creation and evolution of adaptive organizations. In the last two decades, organizational science has witnessed a rapid increase in the number of studies on the nature, skills, and processes of creative leadership. The resulting...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Learn proven methods for unleashing creativity in any business, awaken the long dormant creativity in yourself-and every employee In a world that is dominated by analytical thinking, The Creator Mindset activates a long dormant part of the brain: creativity. This is the unexpected missing ingredient between where you are today and why you are not yet an industry leader of tomorrow. In his groundbreaking new book, innovation guru Nir Bashan shows...
Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Blockchain represents more than just cryptocurrencies and digital cash. The decentralized ledger system provides a platform for smart contracts, which are digital agreements that are fast, secure, and require no third party.
Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Many B2B companies seek to grow beyond traditional product lines by venturing into new services. Yet they often overlook the opportunity to capture sales from free services they provide. This article outlines the free-to-fee, or F2F, service transition. It shows how to inventory free services (categorizing them as profit drains, distributor delights, competitive weapons, or gold nuggets) and lays out a path for profitably generating revenues.
Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
According to the authors, there are few questions in business more powerful than "What problem are you trying to solve?" The authors argue that leaders who can formulate clear problem statements get more done with less effort and move more rapidly than their less-focused counterparts. Clear problem statements can unlock the energy and innovation that lies within those who do the core work of an organization, whether it be manufacturing, product development,...
Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Rather than trying to sell standardized products or services to the biggest possible set of buyers, B2B companies need to develop ways to help specific customers achieve better outcomes. Instead of describing their solutions, companies first need to understand customers' specific challenges, objectives, operating practices, and competitive environment, then create offerings to deliver value within a customer's specific business context and culture....
Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Modest questions about how today's problems could be solved more effectively lead to applications of technology with easily foreseeable gains. But when people start asking bigger, bolder questions that challenge basic assumptions about how a problem has been framed, they open up space for breakthrough innovations. That's been the pattern in many digital realms, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things.
Author
Publisher
Association for Talent Development
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Creating Transparent AI From agriculture to transportation, entertainment to medicine, and banking to social media, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how humans do practically everything. We experience AI in our daily lives through our fitness trackers, home digital assistant systems, and curated news services, to name a few examples. For talent development, this is no different. The fields of artificial intelligence and talent development...
Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Business model innovation has become a hot topic in management circles, and understandably so. No management activity is more important than having clarity about how the organization creates, delivers, and captures value. It requires, among other things, knowing what customers want, how value can be best delivered, and how to enlist strategic partners to achieve maximum benefit. Although the ability to develop strong value propositions can enable...
Author
Publisher
PEARSON BUSINESS
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
'A compelling 10-step escape from corporate life that could spell a rash of resignation letters' - Sunday Times Stuck in a job that's boring you to tears? Slogging away at a business that's never quite taken off? Still can't decide what you'd rather do? It's time to say 'enough'. The world has changed. It's now possible for anyone to make a living from doing the things they love. The only problem is that no one has shown you how. Until now. Based...
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