Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement (Columbia Business School Publishing)

A well known psychology concept and its importance innovation. Putting into practice not covered in the book. Edwin The author just explain what Introverted Intuition cognitive function does, a function discovered by Carl Jung. This mental process is used to predict the future and make insights, more accurately described by Dario Nardi , Briggs Myers and others in Psychology and Neuroscience fields. Difficult to put into practice is you are n. Makes sense J. Thomas A pretty quick read and to the point. The ideas resonated with me. Real innovation comes not from planning harder and wanting it more than the next person. It comes from having a deep understanding of the subject both from an historical and contemporary perspective. Then one has to be open and willing to let the mind find connec. It answers a very particular question I've been looking for a book that answers the question "How do I go from my SWOT analysis (a chart that puts on one page strengths, weaknesses, external opportunities and threats) to a plan that really works?" Most of the books I've read recommend that a manager work up their analysis and then use it to write their plan. But I'v

Ordinary intuition is just a feeling, a gut instinct. Things come together in your mind. It's the missing piece of the strategy puzzle that makes essential reading for anyone interested in achieving more in any field of human endeavor.. All these kinds of thinking happen through flashes of insight—strategic intuition. And it's not fast, like expert intuition. And now that we know how it works, you can learn to do it better. That's what this book is about. We call it strategic intuition, because it gives you an idea for action-a strategy. Over the past ten years, William Duggan has conducted pioneering research on strategic intuition and for the past three years has taught a popular course at Columbia Business School on the subject. It's a special form of intuition. Expert intuition is snap judgments, when you instantly recognize something familiar, the way a tennis pro knows where the ball will go from the arc and speed of the opponent's racket. Considering the achievements of people and organizations, from Bill Gates to Google, Copernicus t

His most recent book is Creative Strategy: A Guide for Innovation, a sequel to Strategic Intuition. He has given talks and workshops on strategic intuition to thousands of executives from companies in countries around the world. . William Duggan is senior lecturer at Columbia Business School, where he teaches strategic intuition in graduate and executive courses

The best strategy book of the year. (William Easterly Wall Street Journal)This book might just change how you look at human thought and strategy, and influence how you organize yourself and your team strategically. (David Newkirk Strategy+Business)A concise and entertaining treatise on human achievement. (Jack Covert 800-CEO-Read)