CATS: The Nine Lives of Innovation
<p><b>It's time to let the CATS out of the bag . . . </b></p> <p>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. </p> <p>Playful, profound, and positively upbeat, <i>CATS</i> 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: <li>Be brave ('fraidy cats never innovate) <li>Stop being €œnormal€ (make your own rules!) <li>Embrace failure (it's the only way to learn) <li>Foster creativity (don't be a control freak)</ul> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p>