基本介紹
- 中文名稱：The Idea Hunter
- 裝幀：Hardcover
- 定價：GBP 17.99
- 作者：William Bole,Bill Fischer,Andy Boynton
- 出版社：Jossey Bass
- 出版日期：2011-5-6
- ISBN：9780470767764
- 副標題：How to Find the Best Ideas and Make Them Happen
名人推薦,作者簡介,目錄,
名人推薦
"Humans make progress by discovering new ideas, but also, importantly, by repurposing the ones that already exist. Boynton and Fisher show how each of us can get better at this critical skill, identifying and reapplying existing ideas."
―Paul Romer, Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
“Hunting is an apt metaphor. Ideas exist everywhere in the wild. The trick is knowing where to look for them and how to capture them. Boynton and Fischer tell us how.”
―Ron Sargent, Chairman & CEO, Staples, Inc.
“The Idea Hunter is unique. It’s about curiosity, agility and perpetually hunting for better ideas. It’s a must read for anyone who wants to compete and collaborate more effectively each and every day.”
―Greg Brown, President & CEO, Motorola Solutions.
“This book upends a number of persistent myths about innovation and what it takes to be an ‘idea person.’ It shows that what’s required is not spectacular creativity or remarkable IQ, but curiosity—a genuine desire to engage in a daily search for ideas. It will help transform the way you and your business operate.”
―Jay Hooley, Chairman, President & CEO, State Street Corporation
“The Idea Hunter is not only an enjoyable read. It offers a practical method so that anyone or any firm can learn the secrets of harnessing the power of ideas to drive success.”
―Laura J. Sen, President & CEO, BJ’s Wholesale Club
“Boynton and Fischer offer powerful and practical advice on how to jump-shift the flow of ideas in your organization. This will become required reading for any leader intent on shaping a high-performance organization.”
―Michael D. White, Chairman & CEO, DirecTV
Observe, ask questions, be curious, dare to throw odd ideas into a group’s conversation to make it better. Be an Idea Hunter!
―Ton Büchner, CEO, Sulzer, Ltd
“My company aims to add about $4 billion in new sales every year. This won’t be possible without everyone in the organization contributing new ideas. The Idea Hunter is an essential guide to systematically developing this critical capability.”
― Werner Geissler, Vice Chairman, Global Operations, Procter & Gamble
“Thrilling, fun, and inspiring, The Idea Hunter tells stories and discerns patterns of behavior and habits shared by the great innovators of the past century. It finds similarities among the greats ranging from Warren Buffet to Steve Jobs, and even going back earlier in the century to Walt Disney and Thomas Edison. Through brief stories and simple self-reflection exercises, this book distills the quirky essence of leading imagination in a way we can consume it, and hopefully aspire to become one with it.
― Aaron C. Sylvan, Serial Entrepreneur and Technologist (One Technology, TrustWorks, LemonadeHeroes, Sylvan Social Technology)
“We rely on using the ideas of thousands of experts to win against tough competition in a crowded market. Using The Idea Hunter as a trail map, any leader can win the daily wars of ideas that differentiate the innovator from the rest.”
―Jack Hughes, Chairman and Co-founder, TopCoder, Inc.
“Idea hunters are normal people, with a normal life in a common social contest. The only difference is that they have an open mind and are skilled in searching. This brilliant book is an ideal guide to achieve an open mind in our complex world.”
―Maurizio Marinelli, Visual Artist & President of Baskerville Research Center on Communication, Bologna, Italy
作者簡介
Andy Boynton is the dean of the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. He was a professor of strategic leadership at IMD (International Institute for Management Development) in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he created and directed the school's highly-rated global Executive MBA program.
Bill Fischer is a professor at IMD.He previously served as dean and president of the China-Europe International Business School, a joint venture of the European Union and Chinese government, inShanghai, China.
William Bole is a journalist and a research fellow of the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics at Boston College.
目錄
Preface: Why Hunt?
Introduction: Brilliance Not Required.
Already Out There.
Ready to Unlearn.
Chapter One: Know Your Gig.
The Discernment.
The Circle of Competence.
Gigs Matter.
The I–D–E–A Principles.
Interested.
Chapter Two: Be Interested, Not Just Interesting.
Curiosity at the Trading Post.
Learning Machines.
Your Brain Is Open.
Defining Your Own Hunt.
IdeaWork #1: Selling the Best Hour of the Day to Yourself.
Diverse.
Chapter Three: Diversifying the Hunt.
The Color of Your Ideas.
When Weak Ties Are Strong.
Widening Your Intellectual Bandwidth.
Bridging Distant Worlds.
Ideas Are Everywhere.
IdeaWork #2: The I's and T's.
Exercised.
Chapter Four: Mastering the Habits of the Hunt.
The Practice of Ideas.
Begin with an Eye.
Observing at the Ritz.
Erecting a Personal Platform of Observation.
Write It Down.
Get It Moving.
Observe Yourself.
IdeaWork #3: Assembling an Idea Portfolio.
Agile.
Chapter Five: Idea Flow Is Critical.
The Case of the Guitar Strings.
Creating Idea Spaces at Pixar.
Finding the “Informal Bosses”.
Letting Ideas Percolate.
When It’s Time to “Kill” Ideas.
IdeaWork #4: Ready, Set, Launch.
Chapter Six: Create Great Conversations.
“Continuers” and “Terminators”.
The Value of a Naïve Question.
Preparing for the Big Conversation.
Epilogue: Thoreau and the I-D-E-A Assessment.
References.
Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
Index.
