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Open Services Innovation – Henry Chesbrough
The one-sentence summary Viewing your business as a service rather than just a product holds the key to success, via
The Art Of Thinking Clearly – Rolf Dobelli
The one-sentence summary You can make better choices by understanding the cognitive biases to which we all succumb. WHAT THE
Predatory Thinking – Dave Trott
The one-sentence summary Nothing exists in limbo and context is everything, so you need to out-think the problem by changing
Too Big To Know – David Weinberger
The one-sentence summary Our concept of knowledge needs to be re-examined now that the facts aren’t the facts, experts are
Decisive – Chip and Dan Heath
The one-sentence summary You can make better choices by widening your options, testing your assumptions, attaining distance before deciding, and
Business Is Beautiful – Danet, Liddell, Dobney, MacKenzie, Allen
The one-sentence summary Businesses can be thoroughly distinctive and commercially successful if they pursue principles rather than just money. WHAT
Creative Mischief – Dave Trott
The one-sentence summary If you want to be creative, you have to be curious and contrary. WHAT THE BOOK SAYS
Contagious – Jonah Berger
The one-sentence summary Your product or idea is more likely to catch on if you give it social currency, make
Mastery – Robert Greene
The one-sentence summary Everyone has the potential to master something if they identify their true calling, serve their apprenticeship patiently,
Consumer.ology – Philip Graves
The one-sentence summary Your research findings could well be misleading you, so it pays to examine every aspect of the
The Change Book – Krogerus and Tschappeler
The one-sentence summary You can get a better grasp on why things happen by using visual models to analyse all
The Icarus Deception – Seth Godin
The one-sentence summary It’s better to be sorry than safe, so ditch the old rules. Move out of your comfort