In no particular order, a list of books and other publications which have influenced my thinking:
Highly relevant titles
- A Technique for Producing Ideas, James Webb Young (ISBN-13 978-0071410946)
- The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills, Paul Sloane (ISBN 978 0 7494 4797 7)
- How to Get Ideas, Jack Foster (ISBN-13 978-1576750063)
- Everyday Innovation report, Fiona Patterson et al for NESTA ( http://www.nesta.org.uk/library/documents/Every-day-innovation-report.pdf)
- Serious Creativity, Edward de Bono (ISBN-13 978-0006379584)
- Sticky Wisdom, Dave Allan et al (ISBN-13 978-1841120218)
- Teach Yourself to Think, Edward de Bono (ISBN-13 978-0141033105)
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship, John Bessant and Joe Tidd (ISBN-13 978-0470032695)
- Innovation Value Chain, Morten T. Hansen and Julian Birkinshaw (http://hbr.org/2007/06/the-innovation-value-chain/ar/1)
- Opportunities, Edward de Bono (ISBN-13 978-0140137811)
- Harvard Business Review on Innovation (ISBN-13 978-1578516148)
- Thinkertoys, Michael Michalko (ISBN-13 978-1580087735)
- Thinking Course, Edward de Bono (ISBN-13 978-1406612028)
- Orbiting the Giant Hairball, Gordon MacKenzie (ISBN-13 978-0670879830)
- Confessions of an Advertising Man, David Ogilvy (ISBN-13 978-1904915010)
Less relevant titles
- Conversation, Theodore Zeldin (ISBN-13 978-1587680007)
- Good to Great, Jim Collins (ISBN-13 978-1856868631)
- Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind, Nancy Kline (978-0706377453)
- Mastering Leadership, Bob Anderson (http://theleadershipcircle.com/site/pdf/pp-mast-lead.pdf)
- Hot Spots, Lynda Gratton (ISBN-13 978-0273711469)
- It's a Zoo Around Here: The New Rules for Better Communication, Nigel Risner (ISBN-13 978-0954683603)
Not as irrelevant as they sound ...
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M. Pirsig (ISBN-13 978-0553277470)
- Strengths Finder 2.0, Tom Rath (ISBN-13 978-1-59562-015-6)
- The Jelly Effect, Andy Bounds (ISBN-13 978-0857080462)
