Books to inspire creativity and innovation in business

A Listmania! list by Shazz Mack "Shazz" (Calgary, Canada)
 
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
1.  Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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  "Changed my understanding of creativity and my life"
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
2.  Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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  "Will help you to realize that "down time" is essential to a creative brain"
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Peripheral Visions
3.  Peripheral Visions by Mary Bateson
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  "Any of Bateson's books expand your mind and creative reach"
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
4.  Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath
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  "Sometimes emotion trumps logic and leads to change and innovation"
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
5.  Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
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  "Whether you're in R&D or Marketing ... stop ignoring data to help drive decisions & learn what really motivates people"
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Dinosaur in a Haystack: Reflections in Natural History
6.  Dinosaur in a Haystack: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould
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  "Great to get out of tunnel vision to think in a systems-driven way"
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Lateral Thinking
7.  Lateral Thinking by Bono De
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  "The master of practical techniques for lateral and creative thinking"
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Thinkpak: A Brainstorming Card Deck
8.  Thinkpak: A Brainstorming Card Deck by Michael Michalko
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  "Book and card to nudge you and your team into creativity through brainstorming"
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IDEO Method Cards: 51 Ways to Inspire Design
9.  IDEO Method Cards: 51 Ways to Inspire Design 
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  "From the design gurus, more cards to get you "design thinking""
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Change By Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
10.  Change By Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation by Tim Brown
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  "Pokes you to look outside your own thoughts and walls for ideas"
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Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
11.  Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't by Jim Collins
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  "A step-by-step guide to help a team of right and left-brain thinkers come togther and sustain a world-class organization"
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Brand Leadership: Building Assets In an Information Economy
12.  Brand Leadership: Building Assets In an Information Economy by David A. Aaker
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  "Aaker et al. give you a helpful crash course in ways to structure brand systems"
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Drawing on the Artist Within
13.  Drawing on the Artist Within by Betty Edwards
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  "Edwards explained the creative brain processes to use almost 25 years ago - still a classic"
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
14.  The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp
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  "How everyone can build a creative life - advice from a game-changing artist"
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Design Your Self: Rethinking the Way You Live, Love, Work, and Play
15.  Design Your Self: Rethinking the Way You Live, Love, Work, and Play by Karim Rashid
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  "Rashid loves a clean and clutter free life to open up space for creative design and thinking"
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Shazz Mack "Shazz" (Calgary, Canada)
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Last updated: 12/09/10
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