Innovative DIY

Author: [US] Nate Silver
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book should be titled "The Joy of Innovation." Nate Silver and Ales help us find new ways to look at problems and solve them. Their passion is infectious, and their guidance gives us strength. —Peter Bell, Chairman of the U.S. Agency for International Development, in Innovation DIY
Innovation DIY accepted the challenge of daring to dream proposed by Robert F. Kennedy and applied it to the business world. Nate Silver and Ales proposed several interesting financial products, including the redesign of home mortgages. The competition in the financial market is fierce, and to stay ahead, one must constantly innovate. Therefore, if their innovation tools work in the financial market, they will work anywhere else. Why not? Indeed! —Warren J. Speckert, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of (Bear Stearns)
This inspiring book is a must-read for anyone who wants to transform businesses or governments. —Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize in Economics laureate
In an era that demands a lot of innovation but produces very little, Innovation DIY offers a fresh and unique approach that allows us to view everyday problems creatively and design ingenious solutions. —Bill George, former Chairman and CEO of (Merck & Co.)
Innovation DIY teaches us how to innovate through practice. This book immerses you in the joy of independently discovering new ideas in an engaging and creative way. —Fani Girniel, Harvard Law School
Innovation DIY is filled with wisdom and optimism, and it is brimming with brilliant ideas—from reducing workplace discrimination to improving toilets and phones, and inventing new beverages—all aimed at creating a better world. I have been using the wisdom in this book to rethink the problems and setbacks of the 21st century and to treat them as sources of great ideas. I guarantee that after reading this captivating book, you will become an expert in problem-solving. —Robert Brown, Executive Chairman and Co-founder of (Bright Horizons and Ernst & Young), recipient of USA Today's "Best Entrepreneur of the Year"
Life is not perfect, and the current state of many things around us leaves much to be desired. Yet we often remain indifferent to these shortcomings because most people believe that such innovation is only for experts. However, this book brings a brand-new perspective, clearly telling us: innovation is not just for experts—we all have this creativity! In fact, there are many brilliant ideas waiting to be discovered. If you truly master and flexibly apply the right methods, you will become an innovation expert!
This book introduces four tools for generating ideas and selects numerous real-world cases from business, law, and daily life to demonstrate how to use these tools to creatively solve problems. It not only greatly helps individuals enhance their innovative awareness and improve their problem-solving skills but is also an invaluable resource for policy-making in organizations. As Nobel Prize in Economics laureate Stiglitz said of this book: "This inspiring book is a must-read for anyone who wants to transform businesses or governments."