OutThink

How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes

by G. Shawn Hunter

Number of pages: 288

Publisher: Wiley

BBB Library: Creativity and Innovation, Corporate Success

ISBN: 9781118505229



About the Author

Shawn Hunter is a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, former executive, and currently Founder and President of Mindscaling, a company dedicated to creating beautiful, and intelligent online learning products.

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Editorial Review

Organizations are succeeding by being open to innovation. Amazon went from being an online bookseller to a powerhouse when it started offering a wide variety of web-based services. Google and Apple have added a host of online services to their core competencies. And Toyota has enjoyed a decade-spanning, market-dominating run owing to its policy and practice of empowering its frontline employees to be innovators and change agents. Management has come a long way since Henry Ford once quipped, Why is it, whenever I ask for a pair of hands, a brain comes attached? Knowledge and expertise are easily accessible, common, expected, and cheap or even free. They no longer represent a lasting competitive advantage. We have moved to the age of creative, symphonic thinking, where the ability to harness seemingly disparate pieces of information and ideas and mash them into wholly new iterations that can be used to create innovative solutions is, in fact, the competitive advantage for individuals.

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Organizations are succeeding by being open to innovation.

The good news is that, while people with certain traits may be more creative by nature, innovation can come from anyone.

The standard and quality of living of a nation ultimately depends on the ability of each of us, as citizens, to add value to the products and services with which we interact each day.

Our minds work better in a positive state, and focusing on happiness and fulfillment increases the likelihood of success.

Treading the same safe path, without ever taking risk, rarely leads to growthــــin an individual or an organization.

Constant demands, allowing little time for focused effort, give poorer results.

The subject of our inquiry determines the direction in which we grow, develop, and achieve.

The aim shouldn't necessarily be to stop the way we've been doing things, but instead to think about starting new habits.

Creation usually begins with challenge and often spurs tension or disrupts the equilibrium of the workplace.

Overconfidence can lead to inaction, failed endeavors, or poor decisions.

Leaders must solicit opinions from others to gain a more collective perspective.

Visualizing the" doing" part of an endeavor helps take ideas into action.

The most powerful motivating factor is a sense of progress in meaningful work.

Shared values support individuals in making decisions, taking more initiative, and being more innovative.