The Medici Effect, With a New Preface and Discussion Guide: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1633692949 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Its assertion that breakthrough principles of creativity occur at novel intersections is an enduring principle of creativity that should guide innovators in every field."Now with a new preface and a discussion guide, and a foreword by Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile, The Medici Effect is a timeless classic that will help you reach your innovative peak.. Christensen, bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma, has described The Medici Effect as "one of the most insightful books about managing innovation I have ever read. Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.Frans Johansson's The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory and offers examples of how we can turn the ideas we discover into path-breaking innovations.Clayton M
Frans lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters.Author social media/website info: fransjohansson, themedicigroup, twitter/frans_johansson, linkedin/in/fransjohansson. Raised in Sweden by his Swedish father and African American/Cherokee mother and educated at Brown University and Harvard Business School, he has started a health-care business, a software
Five Stars Kevin Bradley Amazon sent this item to me really quickly and the content is so spot on and thought provoking.. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb Robert Morris This is a revised, updated, and expanded edition of a book first published in 2004, with a new preface by Teresa Amabile and a discussion guide that will help facilitate, indeed expedite application of Frans Johansson’s valuable insights as to how and why breakthrough creativity ha
Pink, author, Drive and To Sell Is HumanEven a decade after publication, The Medici Effect remains required reading for trailblazers all over the world, regardless of industry, background, or training. Bold, thought-provoking, and a ton of fun."Daniel H. The combination of remarkable stories and a compelling theory make this book an enduring innovation classic!"Tom Freston, former President and CEO, ViacomA bold and original study of something that is generally thought to defy analysisthe nature of creativity and innovation."Roger Ferguson, former Vice Chairman, Federal ReserveFrans Johansson is a leading thinker in the realms of innovation