The Ten Myths of Innovation: the best summary

I wrote the bestselling book The Myths of Innovation to share the truths everyone should know about how big ideas really change the world. Far too much of what we know about creativity isn’t based on facts at all, and my mission is to change this. Since its publication I’ve seen bloggers summarize the book into simple lists (or cheezy videos), but here’s a version written by my own hand. You can also see my compilation of 177 innovation myths others have written about. The book was heavily researched with 100s of footnotes and references, but here’s the tightest summation: The myth of epiphany. If you liked this summary, please get the book.

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The Twelve Gifts of Christmas, Startup Weekend Edition | Startup Weekend Wellington The silly season is in full swing and the Christmas spirit has us rolling around in pine needles with everyone’s favourite jolly old man – Santa Claus! We sat down with the old chap to have a chat about this year’s wish lists. Assuming they’ve all been good this year, we understand it can be a right pain to shop for a particular (and likely stubborn) breed of professionals, so here’s our list of the top 12 terribly thoughtful and seriously kickass offerings for the Startup Weekender(s) in your life. These gifts will spread ALL the cheer! 12. The fuel for any sane (well, ‘sane’) Startup Weekender deserves a spacious abode and always should be served cold. Argos.co.uk (check YouShop for UK forwarding) 11. Power naps are essential for any hard-working SWer but, sometimes, finding the appropriate time and place can be difficult. Studio Banana Things 10. Kanban-For-1 9. The ultimate combination for the SWer who appreciates fine tunes played at maximum decibels…or always wanted to be a rockstar!