Little Bets
eBook - ePub

Little Bets

How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Little Bets

How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries

About this book

“An enthusiastic, example-rich argument for innovating in a particular way—by deliberately experimenting and taking small exploratory steps in novel directions. Light, bright, and packed with tidy anecdotes” (The Wall Street Journal).

What do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock, prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, and the story developers at Pixar films all have in common? Bestselling author Peter Sims found that rather than start with a big idea or plan a whole project in advance, they make a methodical series of little bets, learning critical information from lots of little failures and from small but significant wins.

Reporting on a fascinating range of research, from the psychology of creative blocks to the influential field of design thinking, Sims offers engaging and illuminating accounts of breakthrough innovators at work, and a whole new way of thinking about how to navigate uncertain situations and unleash our untapped creative powers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Description
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1. Big Bets Versus Little Bets
  9. Chapter 2. The Growth Mind-Set
  10. Chapter 3. Failing Quickly to Learn Fast
  11. Chapter 4. The Genius of Play
  12. Chapter 5. Problems are the New Solutions
  13. Chapter 6. Questions are the New Answers
  14. Chapter 7. Learning a Little from a Lot
  15. Chapter 8. Learning a Lot from a Little
  16. Chapter 9. Small Wins
  17. Chapter 10. Conclusion
  18. Further Readings and Resources
  19. Notes
  20. In Gratitude
  21. Index
  22. About the Author
  23. Back Cover