Ideaship: How to Get Ideas Flowing in Your Workplace

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In Ideaship, the sequel to his bestselling book, How to Get Ideas, Jack Foster shifts from how individuals spark their new ideas to how to unleash the creative genius of an entire organization. To create an idea-prone workforce, Foster proposes a totally new concept of leadership: Instead, they should devote most of their energies to making the office a place where creative ideas flow, where the workforce truly believes in its ability to brilliantly solve any problem put before it.

Above all, where it's fun to work.


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With energy and humor, Foster draws on over thirty-five years as creative director of major advertising agencies-organizations whose only purpose is to constantly generate ideas-to offer dozens of fun, fast, often surprising nuggets of practical advice on how to create an environment where innovation and fresh thinking thrive. He reveals why you should only hire people you like, insist employees take vacations whether they want to or not, why efficiency is sometimes inefficient, and how sometimes you can accomplish more by playing the fool instead of the capital L "Leader.

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It flips traditional leadership on its head and shows how simple acts of compassion, trust, and generosity of spirit, as well as some seemingly zany actions, can unleash unexpected, vital bursts of creativity. Do More Great Work. How to Overcome Procrastination. The Heart of a Leader.

Ideaship: How to Get Ideas Flowing in Your Workplace

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    If you find a retailer that has a better advertised price than our website, let us know and we will do our best to match it. Visit our Terms and Conditions to see our full price match policy. NEA Big Read Top Books Best Sellers. Size Large Medium Small. Surely this "Ideaship" would be more effective if initiate and provocate by the 'decision makers level' at the office. I don't mean that employee cannot express themselves freely, but in reality, for most cases - at certain points - being employee often restricted by the office rules. Nevertheless, if you get stuck and need some other enlightment, this book will help a bit: Aug 29, Christine rated it really liked it.

    This is a simple but useful book.

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    Lead by fostering ideas. In yourself and among co-workers. I read it at a time when I was in a hierarchical workplace where only certain employees were allowed to have the ideas, so I didn't get to try much out with my colleagues, but it kept my creative spirit encouraged: Oct 10, Laura rated it did not like it. Simple book -- useful to keep track of main ideas. Lists 'trust' as a necessary ingredient for creativity. But doesn't talk about how to create trust in a group. Can trust be created, nurtured, protected or brought back to the group?

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    The book doesn't consider any of those pieces of trust. If I push that metaphor further, it has the ingredients, but not the rest of the recipe.

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    Aug 21, wiez rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: I must read this one It fits me a lot. The must-read for anyone who want to bring out the best version of your co-workers. Dyefersson rated it really liked it Jul 17, Evelina Kostadinova rated it really liked it Jan 02, Yasemin rated it it was ok Feb 28, Mauricio Luna rated it really liked it Jan 19,