Synopses & Reviews
It's time to let the CATS out of the bag . . .
Curiosity might have killed the proverbial cat, but without it very real achievements would never occur. With this book as your guide, you'll learn how to spark your innate curiosity, pounce on problems in ways you never imagined, and enjoy greater success and satisfaction at work--and in your personal life.
Playful, profound, and positively upbeat, CATS provides what you need to tap into your power of innovation--and then unleash it in every member of your organization. While most business thinkers view this challenge from the top down, Stephen Lundin sees the subject from a CAT's-eye view, explaining how to get every employee--no matter what level--to think and act in innovative ways. Inside, he examines the four challenges to innovation and offers practical measures aimed at conquering them. You'll learn how to: Be brave ('fraidy cats never innovate) Stop being normal (make your own rules ) Embrace failure (it's the only way to learn) Foster creativity (don't be a control freak)
Lundin then describes the Nine Lives of Innovation, each of which is a step toward realizing your inner CAT and becoming a fully contributing member of an innovative organization.
Prowling inside every employee is a questioner, a creator, an innovator--claws out and ready to pounce. Become a CAT and you may fi nd yourself springing on ideas in a way that surprises you--and everyone around you.
Synopsis
The purrfect path to innovation by the coauthor of Fish!Everybodys heard the expression: Curiosity killed the cat. But every successful businessperson will tell you that curiosity is the key to innovation. This book pounces on the subject of innovation like a cat on a mouse (whos still trying to figure out who moved its cheese).
In Cats, Lundin explains the four challenges to innovation that are found in every business and organization. Then he reveals the nine “lives” of innovation, offering practical ways to unleash it in our everyday lives. Unlike other books, which talk about innovation in the abstract, Cats! is down-to-earth and playful, designed to spark creativity companywide. Once employees discover the joys of innovation, the fur will fly!
Synopsis
Lundin explains the four challenges to innovation that are found in every business and organization. He reveals the nine lives of innovation and offers practical ways to unleash them, in this down-to-earth, playful guide.
About the Author
Stephen C. Lundin is a writer and filmmaker with a background in business, management, and education. His bestselling book FISH! has appeared continuously on the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller lists, and has been published in 34 languages.
Table of Contents
- Introduction and Overview
- Why Cats?
- Four Challenges, Nine Lives
- Nine Lives of Innovation
- Overcome Clutter
- Always be Prepared
- Understand That Innovation Isn't Normal
- Welcome Real Provocation
- Promote Imaginary Provocation
- Say, 'How Fascinating'
- Fail Early and Fail Well
- Pounce on Change
- Master CAT Wrangling