Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough CreativityISBN: 978-0-470-92222-4
Hardcover
256 pages
February 2011, Jossey-Bass
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“In today’s fiercely competitive global marketplace
the most important resource any business has is the creative
thinking of its people. In Disciplined Dreaming, Josh
Linkner lays out a road map that will guide individuals, teams, and
companies to higher levels of creativity. It is a journey that will
lead to better ideas and breakthrough thinking—and
those who take it will also have a lot of fun along the
way.”
—Bill Ford, executive chairman, Ford Motor
Company
“The creativity gap is real and it’s getting worse.
Josh Linkner challenges you to become a disruptive force for
change, and I hope you will.”
—Seth Godin, author, Linchpin and Purple
Cow
“Josh Linkner is a tremendous business leader who has
established a successful and sustainable company, as well as a
culture that nurtures employees to help them maximize their
potential.”
—Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm, governor, State of
Michigan
“At Zappos, one of our core values is to be adventurous,
creative, and open-minded. Disciplined Dreaming can help
spark your creative potential.”
—Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com and author, Delivering
Happiness
“The world has changed dramatically, and we have now
entered a new era of creativity. Disciplined Dreaming is a
roadmap to new ideas, and helps business leaders at all levels
unleash their creativity in order to reach their full potential.
This important and thoughtful book is a must-read to compete in the
next era of business, and life.”
—Charlene Li, founder, Altimiter Group and author,
Groundswell and Open Leadership
“There’s a lot business people can learn from jazz
musicians. The days of managing by musical score are
gone—today, victory goes to the improviser. If you are not
tinkering with your business every day, sooner or later the markets
will begin to tinker with you—and it won’t be pleasant.
Disciplined Dreaming helps you avoid these pitfalls and
provides a systematic approach to becoming that winning
improviser.”
—Keith McFarland, #1 best-selling author, The
Breakthrough Company and Bounce
“It is often said there are dreamers and there are doers.
Never before has someone connected the dots and clarified the path
between ‘dreaming’ and ‘doing’ like Josh
Linkner has in Disciplined Dreaming. This is a must-read for
the innovators and creators who want to cross over to the execution
side and make their dreams come to life.”
—Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder, Quicken Loans, and
majority owner, Cleveland Cavaliers
“Creativity fuels the growth engine that drives results.
Disciplined Dreaming gives us a practical and inspirational
roadmap to move us from incremental improvements to radical
breakthroughs. Josh Linkner has successfully built some of the most
creative companies in the world and shows us the way.”
—Jeff DeGraff, professor, Ross School of Business,
University of Michigan and author, Leading Innovation and
Creativity at Work
“Now all those days I spent dreaming can be put to good
use. Disciplined Dreaming helps you harness your creativity.
Well worth your time.”
—Keith Crain, chairman and CEO, Crain
Communications
“In Disciplined Dreaming, Josh Linkner offers a
guide for encouraging and protecting creativity as one of the few
sustainable advantages in a relentlessly competitive environment. I
would recommend it highly for the leaders and advisors to any high
growth organization.”
—Victor E. Parker, managing director, Spectrum Equity
Investors