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Innovate Like Edison: The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success

Innovate Like Edison: The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success Paperback - 2008

by Gelb, Michael J.; Caldicott, Sarah Miller

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Michael J. Gelb, author of the international bestseller How to Think Like Leonardoda Vinci, and Sarah Miller Caldicott, a descendant of Thomas Edison, introduce arevolutionary new system for successful innovation.

Bestselling author Michael J. Gelb and Sarah MillerCaldicott introduce a carefully researched, easy-to-applysystem of the five success secrets inspired by the creativemethods of Thomas Alva Edison. The greatest innovatorin American history, Edison set the stage for America'sglobal leadership in innovation by his focus on practicalaccomplishment. Now Gelb and Caldicott apply thebest practices of this American genius to contemporarybusiness situations to help today's leaders harness their owninnovative potential. Innovate Like Edison is a blueprintfor success that will enable executives and entrepreneurs torevitalize their own ingenuity and thrive in today's cultureof innovation.

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Michael J. Gelb, author of the international bestseller How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, and Sarah Miller Caldicott, a descendant of Thomas Edison, introduce a revolutionary new system for successful innovation.

Bestselling author Michael J. Gelb and Sarah Miller Caldicott introduce a carefully researched, easy-to-apply system of the five success secrets inspired by the creative methods of Thomas Alva Edison. The greatest innovator in American history, Edison set the stage for America’s global leadership in innovation by his focus on practical accomplishment. Now Gelb and Caldicott apply the best practices of this American genius to contemporary business situations to help today’s leaders harness their own innovative potential. Innovate Like Edison is a blueprint for success that will enable executives and entrepreneurs to revitalize their own ingenuity and thrive in today’s culture of innovation.

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MICHAEL J. GELB is the author of the international bestseller How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. He is an internationally renowned pioneer in the field of organizational innovation.
SARAH MILLER CALDICOTT holds an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and is a twenty-year marketing veteran. She is the great-grandniece of Thomas Edison.

Media reviews

'People who haven't considered Thomas Edison since highschool will see him in a new light, so to speak, after readingInnovate Like Edison.'
USA Today

'[A] must-have for anyone who wants to turn creativeideas into profitable reality.'
Dr. Vijay Govindarajam, Amos Tuck School of Business,Dartmouth College, author of Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators

About the author

Michael J. Gelb is the world's leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development. He is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership. Gelb is the author of fourteen books on creativity and innovation, including Innovate Like Edison: The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success, with Sarah Miller Caldicott, the great-grandniece of Thomas Edison.

In 1999, Michael Gelb won the Brain Trust Charity's Brain of the Year Award; other honorees have included Stephen Hawking, Garry Kasparov, and Gene Roddenberry. In 2003, he was awarded a Batten Fellowship by the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. Gelb co-directs the acclaimed Leading Innovation Seminar at Darden with Professor James Clawson. From 2008 to 2012, Gelb also served as the Director of Creativity and Innovation Leadership for the Conscious Capitalism Institute.

A former professional juggler who has performed with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, Michael Gelb introduced the idea of teaching juggling as a means to promote accelerated learning and team building. A fifth-degree black belt in the Japanese martial art of aikido, Gelb is co-author, with International Grandmaster Raymond Keene, of Samurai Chess: Mastering Strategic Thinking Through the Martial Art of the Mind. Gelb is also a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and the author of the classic work Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique.

In 2010 Michael Gelb released Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices, a unique and original approach to team building. His most recent book is Creativity on Demand: How to Ignite and Sustain the Fire of Genius.

Michael J. Gelb lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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