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Naked Innovation

09Jul07

Naked Innovation

A few friends of mine (and recent alums) from the Institute of Design have written a book called “Naked Innovation: Uncovering Shared Theory and Practice for Creating Value”– I’m assuming the title is a riff off of Naked Economics, by Charles Wheelan. C’mon guys, you couldn’t have come up with a more “innovative” [...]

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant

14May06

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
by W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne

I finished Blue Ocean Strategy last weekend, but I didn’t get a chance to post my notes or thoughts about it.
For the most part, I think that the high level concept expressed in this book is obvious to [...]



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  • Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science

    Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan

  • Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software

    Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson

  • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)

    On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well) by William K. Zinsser

  • The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (JB - Anker Series)

    The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (JB - Anker Series) by John Zubizarreta

  • Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

    Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky

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