Description
Book SynopsisPaul Sloane is an experienced speaker, course leader and facilitator. A recognized authority on innovation and creative speaking, he speaks and gives workshops to leading corporations around the world. He is also the best-selling author of
How to Be a Brilliant Thinker, The Innovative Leader and editor of
A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing, all published by Kogan Page.
Trade Review"If you are only going to read one business book this year, this is the one. No modern business leader should be unaware of these insights" * Brian McBride, VP Northern Europe, Dell Computer Corporation *
"Sloane delivers rocket fuel for the business brain" * Bill Penn, CEO, Sparx Group *
"Every leader should embrace lateral thinking. Every leader should embrace this book" * Ajaz Ahmed, CEO, AKQA *
"This book teaches leaders how to transform creativity into meaningful innovation" * Shawn Javid, CEO, Insightful Inc *
"In this book, Paul Sloane shows you how to achieve your innovation goals through lateral thinking skills and exercises. Practical, readable and critical for leaders of every type of organization" * Whatify Magazine *
"For executives looking to blast their conscious minds into orbit, galactic thinker Edward de Bono offers a hyperlink to the edge of space. For those of us content to do business on planet earth, Paul Sloane is fast becoming the number one guide." * Eurobusiness *
Table of Contents
- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Chapter - 01: The Need for Innovation;
- Chapter - 02: Characteristics of the Lateral Leader;
- Chapter - 03: The Innovation Test;
- Chapter - 04: Laying the Foundations for Change;
- Chapter - 05: Making the Vision Real;
- Chapter - 06: Challenge Your Assumptions;
- Chapter - 07: Ask Searching Questions;
- Chapter - 08: Take a Different View;
- Chapter - 09: Combine the Unusual;
- Chapter - 10: Adopt, Adapt, Improve;
- Chapter - 11: Break the Rules;
- Chapter - 12: Analyse First;
- Chapter - 13: Increase the Yield;
- Chapter - 14: Introduce the Random;
- Chapter - 15: Evaluate;
- Chapter - 16: Implement;
- Chapter - 17: Welcome Failure;
- Chapter - 18: Use the Team;
- Chapter - 19: Organizing for Innovation;
- Chapter - 20: Common Mistakes – Great Ways to Crush Creativity;
- Chapter - 21: 21 Great Ways to Innovate;
- Chapter - 22: Summary;
- Chapter - 23: The Lateral Leadership Course
