Lateral Thinking for Every Day
Kogan Page
January 31, 2023
In Lateral Thinking for Every Day, acclaimed writer Paul Sloane clearly explains how you can benefit from using a lateral thinking approach. Using inspiring examples from great lateral thinkers including Lady Gaga, Elon Musk and Tim Berners-Lee, this collection of practical tips, techniques, examples and challenges is guaranteed to help you deploy powerful reasoning techniques, become more persuasive and convincing and to come up with fresh solutions to creative challenges.
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Tags: Design Thinking, Leadership, Marketing
1234 Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Words: A collection of curious, fascinating or funny words and their stories
Independently published
January 24, 2021
A collection of our favourite fascinating words. It includes cunning curiosities, remarkable rarities, wonderful words and tremendous trivia. All the words are in use or have been in use in the English language. Most of the entries are serious and educational but occasionally we have sprinkled in something unexpected and facetious. Some sample entries: ARNOLD is a boy’s name which has two anagrams which are also boys’ names – ROLAND and RONALD.
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Tags: Innovation, Education
The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills
Kogan Page
September 03, 2017
Lateral thinking can help you transform your ability to generate ideas, unlock the creative potential of your team and make your organization more innovative. With a lively, energetic and practical approach, The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills will teach you dynamic, up-to-date techniques to unleash the creative energies of your people and show you how to put the techniques to work immediately. Lateral thinking can turn your organization around and make you a better leader.
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Tags: Future of Work, Innovation, Leadership
Think Like an Innovator
Pearson
August 10, 2016
Inspiring stories from the lives and works of great thinkers and innovators. From Beethoven to Elon Musk. What insights can we gain from these thought leaders?
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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership
A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing: Advice From Leading Experts
Kogan Page
March 15, 2011
Open innovation and crowdsourcing are among the hottest topics in strategy and management today. The concept of capturing ideas in a hub of collaboration, together with the outsourcing of tasks to a large group of people or community is a revolution that is rapidly changing business culture. A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing explains how to use the power of ideas and people outside your organization to turbocharge your innovation. Failure to embrace these approaches could mean getting left behind
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Tags: Innovation, Open Innovation, Entrepreneurship
How to be a Brilliant Thinker
Kogan Page
January 03, 2010
Do you want to have great ideas? Do you want to break out of the rut of conventional thinking? Would you like to be a genius? Would presenting brilliant ideas help in your job, career and social life? How to be a Brilliant Thinker will help you to achieve all these ideals, by helping you to think in powerful new ways. It shows you how to harness techniques in lateral thinking, analytical thinking, problem analysis, idea generation and other areas so that you become much more creative. You will be able to conceive, evaluate and implement great ideas as well as improve your memory, sell your ideas and win arguments. It is packed with practical methods that you can put to immediate use, backed up by exercises, puzzles, quizzes, graphics and illustrations.
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Tags: Analytics, Innovation
The Innovative Leader
Kogan Page
May 03, 2007
How to inspire your team and drive creativity. Practical advice and tips for leaders what want to lead innovation.
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Tags: Innovation, Leadership
Insights from Successful People
Podomatic
February 01, 2021
Lessons and turning points from the lives of interesting and successful people. A series of interviews.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Innovation, Management
Paul MacCready and Eric Migicovsky
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December 06, 2020
Let's review the achievements of two great modern innovators. Paul MacCready (1925 – 2007) was an American aeronautical engineer and inventor of the first human-powered aircraft. Eric Migicovsky (born 1986) is the Canadian enrepreneur who invented the Pebble Watch and founded Pebble In
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Ricardo Semler and Rob McEwen
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November 16, 2020
We review the achievements of two leading industrialists, innovators and lateral thinkers. Ricardo Semler (born 1959) is a Brazilian businessman who has revolutionized management thinking with the practices at his companies. Rob McEwen (born 1950) is a Canadian mine owner who ran one the
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Joseph Lister and Govindapa Venkataswamy
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October 21, 2020
In this episode of the podcast series we consider the achievements of two influential medical innovators. Joseph Lister (1827 - 1912) was the Scottish surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery and sterilisation of equipment. Govinda Vekataswamy (1918 - 2006) was the Indian eye surgeon who
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Pablo Picasso and Roy Lichtenstein
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October 06, 2020
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) is the most famous painter of the modern era. He is considered by some to be five artists in one. Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997) responded to his son's challenge to become a leading figure in the Pop Art movement.
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Soichiro Honda and Akio Morita
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September 22, 2020
We learn lessons from two great Japanese engineers, industrialists, innovators and marketers. They created companies which became world leaders. Soichiro Honda (1906 - 1991) founded the Honda Motor Company. Akio Morita (1921 - 1999) was the co-founder of Sony Corporation.
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Hiram Maxim and John Harrison
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September 07, 2020
We examine the works of two great inventors. Sir Hiram Maxim (1840 - 1916) was an American who became a British Citizen and patented over 100 inventions and designs. John Harrison (1693 - 1776) was the English master clockmaker who dedicated his life to winning the first great crowdsourc
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Michelangelo and Salvador Dali
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August 19, 2020
Let me tell you about two towering geniuses, astists who were prolific in different fields and who, unusually for artists, were famous in their lifetimes. Michelangelo (1475 - 1564) was the Italian renaissance genius of painting, sculpture and architecture. Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) wa
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Marie Curie and Dmitri Mendeleev
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July 30, 2020
In this episode we review the lives and achievements of two towering figures in the world of 19th century science. Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) pioneered work in radioactivity, discovered two new elements and is the only winner of two Nobel prizes in different sciences. Dmitri Mendeleev (18
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J K Rowling and Hans Christian Andersen
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July 12, 2020
J K Rowling (born 1965) is the British author of the Harry Potter series, the best-selling book series in history. Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) is the Danish author of many classic fairy stories. What inspired these literary geniuses to create works which would entrance children
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Muhammad Yunus and Travis Kalanick
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June 28, 2020
Here we have two dynamic innovators and entrepreneurs. They created enterprises which changed the world and yet they both fell from grace. Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank, pioneered microfinance and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Travis Kalanick founded Uber, at one stage
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Harry Selfridge and Ingvar Kamprad
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June 10, 2020
We discuss the achievements of two highly influential retail innovators. Harry Selfridge (1858 - 1947) was an American who created the great department store in Oxford Street, London which carries his name. Ingvar Kamprad (1926 - 2018) was the Swedish entrepreneur who created IKEA and bu
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Madonna and Miles Davis
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May 28, 2020
We review the work of two contrasting musical icons. Madonna (born 1958) is the Queen of pop music. She has sold over 300 million records and is recognised as the best-selling female recording artist of all time. Miles Davis (1926 - 1991) is a legendary trumpeter, composer an
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Levi Strauss and Ray Kroc
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May 16, 2020
The stories of two great American entrepreneurs whose products and companies are familiar to us today. Levi Strauss (1829 - 1902) was the creator of the iconic fashion item, the blue jean. Ray Kroc (1902 - 1984), born in the year that Strauss died, was the entrepreneur who built Mc
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Tim Berners-Lee, Larry Page and Sergey Brin
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May 07, 2020
We review insights from the brilliant work of some of the giants of the Internet. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, is the geek who changed the world. Larry Page and Sergey Brin were the two graduate students who created Google - almost by accident.
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Johannes Gutenberg and George de Mestral
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April 29, 2020
We look at two great inventors. Johannes Gutenberg (1398 - 1468) was the German craftsman who invented the printing press, which had a truly groundbreaking effect across Europe. George de Mestral (1907 - 1990) was a Swiss Engineer who invented Velcro. In this short episode we learn
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Oprah Winfrey and Sidney Bernstein
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April 22, 2020
In this short broadcast we tell the stories of two great media moguls. Oprah Winfrey rose from a disadvantaged background to become one of the most influential people in the world. Sideny Bernstein founded Granada TV and in doing so displayed a remarkable piece of lateral thinking.
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Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
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April 15, 2020
In this episode we look at the achievements of two great modern day entrepreneurs. Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon. Elon Musk is a serial entrepreneur who built Paypal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors.
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Edward Jenner and Florence Nightingale
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April 08, 2020
Edward Jenner (1749 - 1823) was an English country doctor who discovered the smallpox vaccine. Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910) was the founder of modern nursing. These two innovators had enormous influence over subsequent medical practice and their actions have saved millions of lives
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Anita Roddick and Don Estridge
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April 02, 2020
In today's episode we look at the work of two radical rule-breakers and business innovators. Anita Roddick was an entrepreneur and activist who founded the Body Shop. Don Estridge is known as the "father of the IBM PC". What can we learn from these two revolutionaries?
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Gandhi and Kennedy
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March 31, 2020
In this episode we look at the actions of two visonary leaders, Mahatma Gandhi and John F Kennedy. How did these political giants inspire their countrymen to take on and accomplish difficult challenges?
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David Bowie and Freddie Mercury
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March 30, 2020
In this episode we explore the work of two towering legends of popular music, David Bowie and Freddie Mercury. What made them so influential? What lessons can we learn from their ground-breaking creations?
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