News & Opinion · Sally Haldorson ·

The 2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Shortlist: Innovation & Creativity

by Sally Haldorson

Over the course of this week, we will be posting the shortlist selections for our 8 business book categories: General Business, Leadership, Management, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Marketing & Sales, Personal Development, Innovation & Creativity, Finance & Economics. On Monday, December 16th, we'll announce the 8 category winners! In early January, the overall winner of the 2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards will be awarded, so stay tuned to The Daily Blog for all the good news.

The selections for the Innovation & Creativity category are:

For most people, even those that consider themselves creative, creativity is a bit of a will-o'-the-wisp: the more you try to catch it, the more evasive it becomes. That's why the subject is so ripe for reimagining, just as the authors in this category (which, admittedly, leans heavily toward the creative this year) have done. In fact, these five books can work together as a sort of creativity coursework. First, if you don't regard yourself as a creative thinker, or maybe you think the spark of creativity has been snuffed out of you over time, Erik Wahl's Unthink will reignite that spark. Bruce Nussbaum's Creative Intelligence will provide you with a framework onto which you can reliably build creative ideas time and again; David and Tom Kelley, both design and innovation experts, will help you build Creative Confidence, both for yourself and for your peers, coworkers, and employees. Still waiting for the muse to alight? One way to find that inspiration is to look closely at the world around you, because your next big idea may just be Hidden in Plain Sight. And to keep your ideas and projects from getting overworked, keep a copy of Brutal Simplicity on your desk to remind yourself that the most revolutionary ideas are often the most simple ones.
Back to News & Opinion

Related Posts

  • Blaze Me a Sun: A Novel About a Crime

    Blaze Me a Sun: A Novel About a Crime

    In his latest crime novel, and his US debut, Christoffer Carlsson interrogates an eternal, but also very contemporary set of questions, so relevant in this age of true crime stories’ raging popularity.

  • Frankenstein and an Empire of Pain

    Frankenstein and an Empire of Pain

    On the creation of a fictional monster in 1800s England, and those who did well off the proceeds of a drug so easily abused that it became a monster in modern-day America.

  • Back to Books

    Back to Books

    Our Managing Director, Sally Haldorson, is beginning a new series to share her thoughts on books, business, and the world.