Big Ideas to Big Results by Michael Kanazawa and Robert Miles

You probably know where you want to go, it’s the getting there that’s the problem. You’re not alone as Fortune 500 companies to the shop on the corner have experienced the same frustration. Based on a methodology that started some 25 years ago at Harvard, the authors have worked to enable businesses of all sizes see their ideas become reality.

I talk with Mike about the beginnings, how this book aides in getting an idea launched (rather than have it stall), and aligning the troops.

Link:
www.BigIdeasToBigResults.com
Big Ideas Blog

 

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The Opposable Mind by Roger Martin

When a big problem comes our way often our normal reaction is to divide and conquer, take all the pieces and knock them out one by one. This book turns that notion on its head. The best solution to a complex question must keep the entire question in focus.

I talk with Roger about what an opposable mind is, how simplifying leads us astray, and how to not be overwhelmed. To get a taste of the “how to”, I’ll refer you here.

Link:
Rotman School of Management

 

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Think Better: An Innovator’s Guide to Productive Thinking by Tim Hurson

We all strive to be more productive but do we make the connection that how we think is the foundation of where we’re going to get? Improving the typewriter is only going to get you a better typewriter, which is about what we get when we take a business problem and run with the first idea we come up with to fix it. Thinking better is about taking what’s at hand through a process and arriving at a more creative and innovative solution.

Links:
www.TimHurson.com
www.Thinkxic.com

 

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