Breakthrough Thinking

Author : Gerald Nadler,Shozo Habino
Publisher : Prima Lifestyles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Creative thinking
ISBN : 0761506489

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Breakthrough Thinking by Gerald Nadler,Shozo Habino Pdf

The Anatomy of Successful Problem Solving How do great leaders solve problems differently from the rest of us? In "Breakthrough Thinking you will learn the seven steps consistently used by those who solve problems most creatively. By taking an analytical approach, Nadler and Hibino discovered that there is a specific method used to successfully make decisions that is both teachable and duplicable. This program is now presented to you in this volume. "Finally, we have a beautifully lucid book which tells you how to get from here to there--how to get to 'excellence.'" --Warren Bennis, co-author of "Leaders "I've used "Breakthrough Thinking now for a few years and have found it transformative. It really is a different paradigm of thinking that leads to powerful changes in the way I look at problems and how I practice organizational change." --William Chandon, Organizational Competency Building, Corporate Knowledge Program, Computer Sciences Corporation "I have had a 'breakthrough experience' after reading "Breakthrough Thinking. I want to thank both Professor Nadler and Professor Hibino for the thought-provoking ideas presented in the book." --Dick Keller, president, Kellerco

Author : Bernard Ross,Clare Segal
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780787969080

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Breakthrough Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations by Bernard Ross,Clare Segal Pdf

This groundbreaking book will help nonprofit managers think in newand creative ways about how they define and meet the challengesthey face--and how to rise above standard practices to lift theirorganizations to greater performance levels. Using examples of bestpractices from innovative organizations in both the corporate andnonprofit worlds, Breakthrough Thinking for NonprofitOrganizations offers a mix of "how-to" advice and case studiesthat will guide readers on a new road to creativity. This book willfundamentally change the way nonprofit professionals think abouthow they do their work--and usher in a new era fornonprofits. 2003 Terry McAdam Book Award Winner http://www.allianceonline.org/publications/mcadam_past_winners_1.page

Author : Thomas Vogel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781440333309

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Breakthrough Thinking by Thomas Vogel Pdf

Harness your creative potential! Make no mistake; creative thinking is a skill. As with any skill, it can be strengthened, honed and mastered. And just like any endeavor, mastery of creativity requires thoughtful study and practice. This book gives you the tools you need to make creative thinking a part of your approach to every aspect of your life. Breakthrough Thinking is a holistic approach to creativity complete with industry examples from successful creative professionals and some of the top creative organizations in business today. Within the pages of this timely and comprehensive guide to idea generation and problem solving you'll find techniques and exercises to help you: Develop critical understanding of concepts, theories and trends in creativity Learn how to develop and apply creative concepts and strategies within today's competitive business environment Brainstorm, analyze and evaluate innovative ideas and solutions Empower your team's creative process And much more Let Breakthrough Thinking be your guide and tap into your creative potential today! "This book represents an important contribution to our growing understanding of creativity in professional practice. Vogel's take on it from a variety of perspectives and contexts is rich and rewarding." --W. Glenn Griffin, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Advertising, The University of Alabama and co-author of The Creative Process Illustrated "A resource not only for industry innovators, but also for academic mentors who aim to provide rich learning environments for creative leaders of the future." --Joann M. Montepare, Professor of Psychology, Lasell College

Author : Pastor Anthony J. Stephenson
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681977973

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Breakthrough Thinking: No Limits in God by Pastor Anthony J. Stephenson Pdf

There are all kinds of laws that govern this Earth, the law of gravity, the law of physics, and the law of lift. But there is also another law that I want to share with you in this book. There are laws that govern your thinking. Breakthrough thinking is about you coming into a world of impossibilities. There are many people that feel stuck, and they can't go any further in life. Or the life they desire to have may never come because of some limits that have been placed in their lives, either by the environment that they were born into or obstacles that they have become unaware of in their life. But I have good news for you. You already have in your possession the greatest asset you need, that is your thinking. When you learn the power of your thinking and discover how to maximize your thinking by the input that goes into it, you will discover that there is no limit. Proverbs 23:7 says, "As he thinketh in his heart so is he" or as he thinketh he will have or he will become. A change in your thinking will cause a change in your life.

Author : Adam L. Penenberg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101623022

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Play at Work by Adam L. Penenberg Pdf

Do games hold the secret to better productivity? If you’ve ever found yourself engrossed in Angry Birds, Call of Duty, or a plain old crossword puzzle when you should have been doing something more productive, you know how easily games hold our attention. Hardcore gamers have spent the equivalent of 5.93 million years playing World of Warcraft while the world collectively devotes about 5 million hours per day to Angry Birds. A colossal waste of time? Perhaps. But what if we could tap into all the energy, engagement, and brainpower that people are already expending and use it for more creative and valuable pursuits? Harnessing the power of games sounds like a New-Age fantasy, or at least a fad that’s only for hip start-ups run by millennials in Silicon Valley. But according to Adam L. Penenberg, the use of smart game design in the workplace and beyond is taking hold in every sector of the economy, and the companies that apply it are witnessing unprecedented results. “Gamification” isn’t just for consumers chasing reward points anymore. It’s transforming, well, just about everything. Penenberg explores how, by understanding the way successful games are designed, we can apply them to become more efficient, come up with new ideas, and achieve even the most daunting goals. He shows how game mechanics are being applied to make employees happier and more motivated, improve worker safety, create better products, and improve customer service. For example, Microsoft has transformed an essential but mind-numbing task—debugging software—into a game by having employees compete and collaborate to find more glitches in less time. Meanwhile, Local Motors, an independent automaker based in Arizona, crowdsources designs from car enthusiasts all over the world by having them compete for money and recognition within the community. As a result, the company was able to bring a cutting-edge vehicle to market in less time and at far less cost than the Big Three automakers. These are just two examples of companies that have tapped the characteristics that make games so addictive and satisfying. Penenberg also takes us inside organizations that have introduced play at work to train surgeons, aid in physical therapy, translate the Internet, solve vexing scientific riddles, and digitize books from the nineteenth century. Drawing on the latest brain science as well as his firsthand reporting from these cutting-edge companies, Penenberg offers a powerful solution for businesses and organizations of all stripes and sizes.

Author : Olivia Fox Cabane,Judah Pollack
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780698153448

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The Net and the Butterfly by Olivia Fox Cabane,Judah Pollack Pdf

In The Charisma Myth, Olivia Fox Cabane offered a groundbreaking approach to becoming more charismatic. Now she teams up with Judah Pollack to reveal how anyone can train their brain to have more eureka insights. The creative mode in your brain is like a butterfly. It's beautiful and erratic, hard to catch and highly valued as a result. If you want to capture it, you need a net. Enter the executive mode, the task-oriented network in your brain that help you tie your shoes, run a meeting, or pitch a client. To succeed, you need both modes to work together--your inner butterfly to be active and free, but your inner net to be ready to spring at the right time and create that "aha!" moment. But is there any way to trigger these insights, beyond dumb luck? Thanks to recent neuroscience discoveries, we can now explain these breakthrough moments--and also induce them through a series of specific practices. It turns out there's a hidden pattern to all these seemingly random breakthrough ideas. From Achimedes' iconic moment in the bathtub to designer Adam Cheyer's idea for Siri, accidental breakthroughs throughout history share a common origin story. In this book, you will learn to master the skills that will transform your brain into a consistent generator of insights. Drawing on their extensive coaching and training practice with top Silicon Valley firms, Cabane and Pollack provide a step-by-step process for accessing the part of the brain that produces breakthroughs and systematically removing internal blocks. Their tactics range from simple to zany, such as: · Imagine an alternate universe where gravity doesn’t exist, and the social and legal rules that govern it. · Map Disney’s Pocahontas story onto James Cameron’s Avatar. · Rid yourself of imposter syndrome through mental exercises. · Literally change your perspective by climbing a tree. · Stimulate your butterfly mode by watching a foreign film without subtitles. By trying the exercises in this book, readers will emerge with a powerful new capacity for breakthrough thinking.

Author : Cyril Bouquet,Jean-Louis Barsoux,Michael Wade
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781541750920

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ALIEN Thinking by Cyril Bouquet,Jean-Louis Barsoux,Michael Wade Pdf

How do people come up with truly original ideas? The answer is to think outside the box—way outside. For the past decade, Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade, professors of innovation and strategy at IMD Business School, have studied inventors, scientists, doctors, entrepreneurs, and artists. These people, or “aliens,” as the authors call them, are able to make leaps of creativity, and use five patterns of thinking that distinguish them from the rest of us. These five patterns—Attention, Levitation, Imagination, Experimentation, and Navigation—lead to a fresh and flexible approach to problem-solving. Alien thinkers know how to free the imagination so it can detect hard-to-observe patterns. They practice deliberate ways to retreat from the world in order to see the big picture underlying a problem. And they approach ideas in systematic ways that reflect the constraints of reality. Through surprising and compelling stories, the authors show how readers can use this method to develop out-of-this-world ideas. ALIEN Thinking can help any of us find innovative solutions to the most difficult problems.

Author : Gerald Nadler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Problem solving
ISBN : OCLC:727978579

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Breakthrough Thinking by Gerald Nadler Pdf

Author : Mark W. Johnson,Josh Suskewicz
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781633697553

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Lead from the Future by Mark W. Johnson,Josh Suskewicz Pdf

Gold Medal Winner for Best Leadership Book in the 2021 Axiom Business Book Awards Named one of the "Top Ten Technology Books Of 2020" — Forbes Named one of the "10 Best New Business Books of 2020" by Inc. magazine "Johnson and Suskewicz have raised a battle cry for the kind of leadership we need in these uncertain times." -- Sandi Peterson, Member, Board of Directors, Microsoft We all know a visionary leader when we see one. They're bold and prophetic and at the same time pragmatic. They don't just promote change--they drive it, while inspiring and mobilizing others to do the same. Visionaries like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos possess a host of innate qualities that make them extraordinary, but what truly sets them apart is their ability to turn vision into action. In Lead from the Future, Innosight's Mark W. Johnson and Josh Suskewicz introduce a new way of thinking and managing, called "future-back," that enables any manager to become a practical visionary. Addressing the many barriers to change that exist in established organizations, they present a systematic approach to overcoming them that includes: The principles and mind-set that allow leadership teams to look beyond typical short-term planning horizons A method for turning emerging challenges into the growth opportunities that can define an organization's future A step-by-step approach for translating a vision into a strategic plan that teams can align around and commit to Ways to ensure that visionary thinking becomes a repeatable organizational capability As practical as it is inspiring, Lead from the Future is the guide you and your team need to develop a vision and translate it into transformative growth.

Author : Glen D. Hoffherr,John W. Moran,Gerald Nadler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Strategic planning
ISBN : 0132908832

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Breakthrough Thinking in Total Quality Management by Glen D. Hoffherr,John W. Moran,Gerald Nadler Pdf

Author : Teresa Amabile,Dorothy Leonard,Jeffrey Rayport,Eileen Morley,Andrew Silver,Peter Drucker,Suzy Wetlaufer
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 157851181X

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Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Thinking by Teresa Amabile,Dorothy Leonard,Jeffrey Rayport,Eileen Morley,Andrew Silver,Peter Drucker,Suzy Wetlaufer Pdf

Leading Minds and Landmark Ideas In An Easily Accessible Format From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series delivers the fundamental information today's professionals need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Creativity and innovation are the keys to competitive advantage, and yet many organizations view inspiration as an elusive, unmanageable phenomenon. In fact, proven strategies for fostering and managing creativity do exist--the Harvard Business Review has published some of the best thinking on how to organize for innovation. Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Thinking highlights leading ideas for incorporating the power of creativity into your strategic outlook. A Harvard Business Review Paperback.

Author : Rosabeth Moss Kanter,John Kao,Fred Wiersema
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788168959

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Innovation by Rosabeth Moss Kanter,John Kao,Fred Wiersema Pdf

Brings together the best practices of today's industry leaders & business's most visionary thinkers. Full of conceptual insight, how-to tools & techniques, real examples, & proven strategies for creating, managing, & sustaining processes that result in long-lasting new product successes. Learn: why it's impossible to approach innovation from a business school mentality; why investigations of any cost or size will fail if tied too tightly to current marketplace needs; how fostering a competitive internal environment results in a healthy, creative tension & hungry, entrepreneurial employees; & much more.

Author : Shozo Hibino,Koichiro Noguchi,Gerhard Plenert
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351671552

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Toyota’s Global Marketing Strategy by Shozo Hibino,Koichiro Noguchi,Gerhard Plenert Pdf

There are many books on the market that discuss the Toyota Production System but few that insightfully analyze its marketing strategy. Authored by former Toyota marketing executives, this is the first book of its kind to detail how Toyota’s thinking habits go beyond the shop floor and influence and guide Toyota’s marketing function. Toyota has expanded from a venture enterprise to one of the biggest global enterprises because of its innovative mindset (Toyota thinking habits) using Breakthrough Thinking, which supports a new philosophical approach to problem solving, turning 180 degrees away from conventional thinking. Written by Toyota’s former executive managing director and founder of Breakthrough Thinking, Toyota’s Global Marketing Strategy: Innovation through Breakthrough Thinking and Kaizen: Explores Toyota’s "Breakthrough Thinking" Examines how Toyota conducts information gathering. Illustrates how Toyota builds and maintains its unique business culture Shows how Toyota "goes to the customer" and comprehensively studies how customers use their products Reveals Toyota’s cars have become some of the biggest selling models in the USA The authors of this book explore Toyota thinking habits as well as Toyota’s global marketing strategy, which, since the 1980sa, has been expanding exponentially. The reader will understand the importance of thinking habits in the workplace and will know how to apply them using Toyota as the prime case study.

Author : Navi Radjou,Jaideep Prabhu,Simone Ahuja
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118249741

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Jugaad Innovation by Navi Radjou,Jaideep Prabhu,Simone Ahuja Pdf

"Jugaad Innovation is the most comprehensive book yet to appear on the subject [of frugal innovation]." —The Economist A frugal and flexible approach to innovation for the 21st century Innovation is a key directive at companies worldwide. But in these tough times, we can't rely on the old formula that has sustained innovation efforts for decades—expensive R&D projects and highly-structured innovation processes. Jugaad Innovation argues the West must look to places like India, Brazil, and China for a new approach to frugal and flexible innovation. The authors show how in these emerging markets, jugaad (a Hindi word meaning an improvised solution born from ingenuity and cleverness) is leading to dramatic growth and how Western companies can adopt jugaad innovation to succeed in our hypercompetitive world. Outlines the six principles of jugaad innovation: Seek opportunity in adversity, do more with less, think and act flexibly, keep it simple, include the margin, and follow your heart Features twenty case studies on large corporations from around the world—Google, Facebook, 3M, Apple, Best Buy, GE, IBM, Nokia, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Tata Group, and more—that are actively practicing jugaad innovation The authors blog regularly at Harvard Business Review; their work has been profiled in BusinessWeek, MIT Sloan Management Review, The Financial Times, The Economist, and more Filled with previously untold and engaging stories of resourceful jugaad innovators and entrepreneurs in emerging markets and the United States This groundbreaking book shows leaders everywhere why the time is right for jugaad to emerge as a powerful business tool in the West—and how to bring jugaad practices to their organizations.

Author : Nick Souter
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1402748345

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Breakthrough Thinking by Nick Souter Pdf

Find out how to acknowledge your potential, overcome paralyzing doubts about your own abilities, and think outside that perennial, limiting box.