| 1. |  | Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
from Perennial (HarperCollins)
Customer Review:
Overall, I loved this book. I appreciated it from a scientific innovation perspective and for its vision of how society could flourish in symbiosis with nature. There were several sections where I just couldn't put it down. For the most part the level of detail was just right, the science was well... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla : Biography of a Genius
from Citadel
Customer Review:
Many people consider Nikola Tesla to be the greatest inventor of the modern age. I am not here to debate if he was greater than Edison. They were both great men, and in fact, as Dr. Seifer shows, they were also respectful competitors, with Tesla accepting the Edison Medal in 1917 as a measure of... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Seeing What's Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change
from Harvard Business School Press
Price: $21.75
Customer Review:
Well, bought it based on reviews, tried to read it but now its taking the dust. I feel that the content is theorical and I am missing the practice behind. Or maybe it's not for me.
I read the Blue Ocean, prefered it. A bit simplistic, which some make people doubt about its pertinance, but the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
from Harvard Business School Press
Price: $10.88
Customer Review:
This is an excellent and well-researched book on creativity and innovation, and how they can be fostered in individuals and organizations by facilitating "intersection" of diverse disciplines, cultures, life experiences, worldviews, etc. The intersection concept is similar to concepts such as... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Making Innovation Work: How to Manage It, Measure It, and Profit from It
from Wharton School Publishing
Price: $23.09
Customer Review:
The book covers almost all important topics in innovation, although it never goes into deep. I gave it 4 stars because I think it's a great accomplishment for the number of pages such a book is allowed to have, but some times the book is repetitive in the ideas. I wrote in the next lines a brief... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy
from McGraw-Hill
Price: $18.45
Customer Review:
Reading this book has been an enlightening and thought-provoking journey. Judy Estrin provides a unique perspective on innovation: the historical role of the United States as a leading engine of innovation, the forces and ecosystem that have driven that innovation, and how that ecosystem is... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an Uncertain World: Adaptive Path on Design
from O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Price: $16.49
Customer Review:
I got this book about product marketing because I wanted to gain insight on the marketing of my own product http://www.code-roller.com so I was a little frustrated by the overall direction and focus of the book which is to motivate the reader into hiring Adaptive Path. All four authors either... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Nanotechnology For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))
from For Dummies
Price: $16.49
Customer Review:
Nanomaterials: nanoparticles, nanotubes, quantum dots, fullerense, dendrimers, nanoprorous materials.
Nanointermediates: coatins, fabrices, memory and logic chips, optical components
Nano-enabling products: finished goods for cars, clothing, airplaines, computers, video, pharmaceuticals,... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want
from Crown Business
Price: $18.15
Customer Review:
Personally met Mr Carlson at a recent conference. I am impressed by his and SRI International's breadth of knowledge. The five disciplines are a logical approach to bringing a product to life, and could improve your success rate if followed.
Prior to the conference, I read his book with three... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape
from Harvard Business School Press
Price: $23.10
Customer Review:
To put my response in context, I work with startup companies every day so I'm continually exposed to the importance of IP and business models and markets and markets and suppliers and distributors... many of the elements that that turn a cool idea or a cool technology into a profitable product.more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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