TOM AUTOR KELLEY

The general manager of IDEO, the design firm that created the Apple Mouse and the Palm V, reveals strategies for fostering imagination, expressing ideas, and developing hit products by bringing out the creativity in every employee. 20,000 first printing.

Lessons in Creativity from Ideo, America's Leading Design Firm

The Art of Innovation

Riah Forbes 

I enjoyed the first couple of chapters of this book, but then got annoyed with the self-congratulatory "we do everything right at IDEO" tone.

Jayme Cochrane

Jonathan Littman

Tom Kelley

An inspiring guide to managing creativity in a business environment from the co-founder of one of the most innovative design companies in the world. Discover the ten commandments of creativity, and much more...Founded by Thomas Kelley and his brother David (dubbed by Fortune the best inventor since Thomas Edison), IDEO is responsible for the first commercial mouse, a virtual reality headset for Sega and the handheld Audible Mobile Player - a new device that downloads recorded books from the internet. The company was recently challenged by US TV programme Nightline to redesign a traditional shopping trolley in just 4 days in front of the cameras. They took up the challenge with alacrity and produced a radically new design incorporating six small portable baskets fitted into the frame, an improved child's seat with play area, and back wheels that turn at 90 degrees so you can move your trolley sideways. IDEO is structured around small design studios, seen as 'villages', each with their own identity. But all of their office furniture is on wheels allowing individuals to move between projects. IDEO's methods are based on revolutionary principle of team creativity including: The best asset you have is your own brain The first set in building a fresh and creative corporate culture is the willingness to change Collaboration - not isolation - is the key to unleashing creativity Creativity increases profits, and The Art of Innovation demonstrates how to boost morale, productivity and consumer satisfaction - while having fun in the process.

Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm

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There isn't a business that doesn't want to be more creative in its thinking, products and processes. In The Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley, partner at the Silicon Valley-based firm IDEO, developer of hundreds of innovative products from the first commercial mouse to virtual reality headsets and the Palm hand-held, takes readers behind the scenes of this wildly imaginative company to reveal the strategies and secrets it uses to turn out hit after hit. Kelley shows how teams:-Research and immerse themselves in every possible aspect of a new product or service-Examine each product from the perspective of clients, consumers and other critical audiences-Brainstorm best when they are focussed, being physical and having funThe Art of Innovation will provide business leaders with the insights and tools they need to make their companies the leading-edge top-rated stars of their industries.

The Art of Innovation Lessons in Creativity from Ideo, America's Leading Design Firm

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