Book Summaries

Stephen Shapiro, a left-brained engineer in a right-brained world, applied his systems engineering to purposeful innovation.

In The Innovator’s Spirit, author Chuck Swoboda relates his own experiences with innovation and describes what he calls “the innovator’s spirit”: a kind of attitude and personal energy that each of us has deep down.

Bestselling author Peter Sims explores the value of taking small, experimental steps in developing breakthrough innovation. These little bets help determine direction while providing critical information from lots of little failures and from small significant wins. Sims shares examples of successful breakthrough innovators at work and the dramatic results of their efforts.