From Bryan Mattimore, innovation guru to Fortune 500 companies, comes a book for aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate “intrapreneurs,” and anyone else looking to break the mold. Bryan Mattimore is a big idea guy. For the past twenty-five years, he has helped Fortune 500 companies create over $3 billion in new innovations using his unique creative-thinking exercises. In 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA: CREATING BREAKTHROUGH BUSINESS CONCEPTS, Mattimore takes readers through a disciplined creative process to create original and practical new business concepts. By investing less than an hour a day for twenty-one days, you will: 1) learn a new toolkit of creative thinking strategies and problem-solving techniques that can be used for solving a wide variety of both personal and professional challenges, and 2) generate more than a dozen new concepts from which to choose the highest potential/winning idea for a new start-up. Entertaining and easy-to-follow, 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA is a must-read for all aspiring entrepreneurs, helping you to discover and implement your first—or your next—biggest idea. "Greatness starts with an idea, but the chasm between ideas and truly great ideas is vast. This terrific, approachable book provides a simple and straightforward method for bending and torturing almost any idea until it succumbs to greatness."—Bob Dorf, co-author of THE START-UP'S OWNER'S MANUAL

It's the moment when you say, "There's gotta be a better way." It's the moment when you ask, "How can I solve this problem?" Donny Deutsch's hit CNBC show The Big Idea has put the spotlight on that ordinary moment and the people who have the courage and stamina to make their dreams come true. Some people think a big idea is like a lightning bolt striking out of the blue that slams you in the head. But it's hardly ever like that. The big idea isn't an act of God. It's an act of daily life. Simply put, the idea that will make millions starts with an observation. A carpenter gets tired of almost losing a finger every time he slices a bagel. Bam! The Bagel Guillotine. A mother is frustrated that her pantry is full of stale food because the packages don't close. Bam! Quick Seals. Howard Schultz notices on a trip to Italy that there are coffee bars on almost every corner. Bam! Starbucks. None of them had a barrel of cash. None of them had a ton of experience. They had a big idea and the will to follow through. In The Big Idea, Deutsch draws not only on his own tremendous focus and expertise, but on that of dozens of the successful entrepreneurs whom he has interviewed, to help you create your own enterprise. From the "Gut Check Moment" to "Mom Power," The Big Idea takes aspiring entrepreneurs along every step of the way. The Big Idea is your road map to the American dream.

How to solve critical business challenges by generating more and better ideas Every organization needs a steady supply of fresh, relevant ideas, but managers can?t just lock teams in a room with a mandate to brainstorm and hope for the best. Ideation is both a science and an art, and when group ideation processes are well-designed and well-facilitated, anyone can generate an abundance of creative, implementable options?not to mention true breakthroughs?for any business need. Drawing on his work leading high-stakes ideation sessions at over 300 organizations, Mattimore explains the how, what, and why of successful ideation and provides a framework for when and how to apply various techniques. Identifies Mattimore?s top ideation and innovation techniques (including ?brainwalking,? finding inspiration in worst ideas, the unexpected effectiveness of wishing, and more) and lays the groundwork for you to invent successful processes of your own Tells real stories of ideation at work in Mattimore?s consulting business, including how Ben & Jerry?s named a new strawberry fudge flavor, how Thomas? invented a new, healthier English muffin that now accounts for over 30% of its sales, how IBM transformed the culture of one of its divisions to make it more innovative, and many more Mattimore is a world-class expert on applied creativity and an innovation process consultant to over one-third of the Fortune 100 companies; he and his team have helped create and launch products and services worth over $3 billion in annual US retail sales With a diverse range of tested methods, Idea Stormers is the indispensable guide for developing original, practical solutions to even the most intractable-seeming creative challenges.

Once upon a time, starting a business meant months of researching, refining business goals and writing business plans, talking to investors and banks, negotiating for loans, and raising money. But today, agile web development practices mean that you can almost launch on an idea and figure it out as you go. At least that’s what authors Jason Glaspey and Scott Kveton and their colleague Michael Richardson did when starting bacn.com, an online bacon retailer. In this mouth-watering tale, they describe their process of starting a business on a shoestring, including the things they did right and the things they did wrong. Bacn.com didn’t make them millionaires — not even close! But the lessons they learned have led to comfortable success on their follow-up ventures. And whether it’s choosing a domain name or selecting the right content management systems, buying and storing inventory or figuring out fulfillment, using social media for marketing or finding a location to host an “epic” party, their stories will help you jumpstart your own web business.

How to release productivity guilt and embrace the hidden values in our daily lives. Any given day brings a never-ending list of things to do. There’s the work thing, the catch-up thing, the laundry thing, the creative thing, the exercise thing, the family thing, the thing we don’t want to do, and the thing we’ve been putting off, despite it being the most important thing. Even on days when we get a lot done, the thing left undone can leave us feeling guilty, anxious, or disappointed. After five years of searching for the secret to productivity, Madeleine Dore discovered there isn’t one. Instead, we’re being set up to fail. I Didn’t Do the Thing Today is the inspiring call to take productivity off its pedestal—by dismantling our comparison to others, aspirational routines, and the unrealistic notions of what can be done in a day, we can finally embrace the joyful messiness and unpredictability of life. For anyone who has ever felt the pressure to do more, be more, achieve more, this antidote to our doing-obsession is the permission slip we all need to find our own way.

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Medallion Winner • 2022 International Book Awards Winner - Best Cover Design: Nonfiction • 2021 Nonfiction IndieReader Summer Book Cover Design Contest Winner • How-To Category Winner - Summer 2021 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award • Award Winner in Business - 2021 International Impact Book Awards 🌲This book is carbon negative. 🌲 From an author who has written for Business 2 Community & Advertising Week comes a book featured by Yahoo!, Booklist Magazine, Publishers Weekly, ABC's Good Morning Washington, Thrive Global, multiple affiliates of CBS, Fox and NBC. This non-fiction business and self-help creativity guide encourages innovation in aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders. Have you ever looked at a product and thought, ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ or, ‘I’m just not a creative person!’ Improve problem-solving skills and increase the effectiveness of knowledge management in your organization to come up with the next game-changing idea to hit the market! In this book you will: • Learn how others innovate by examining the world around them • Practice asking questions, and see how to recognize details in observations • Complete creative exercises to get into the right mindset • Understand the importance of sharing ideas, and assess their feasibility Fueling You to Find: Your Next Big Idea Are you ready? Click the purchase button above to get started. “[A]n easy-to-follow road map for ramping up innovation… Sanders isn’t short of ideas himself in this treatise on turning ideas into reality, and the “Big Idea Journey Map” that structures the book works nicely. Entrepreneurs wanting to get their creative juices moving should give this a look.” - Publishers Weekly "Your Next Big idea ignites the imagination with a kaleidoscope of ideas and exercises. Even if you have no intention of pursuing "the next big idea," this book is sure to give you an exciting and fresh perspective of the world around you." - BlueInk Reviews "This book is a breath of fresh air in letting people let their creative minds run wild... I would recommend this book to people of all ages who want to feel that spark of an idea again." - Manhattan Book Review “Practical, insightful, thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, [Your Next Big Idea] is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university library Business Management collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of MBA students, academia, entrepreneurs, corporate administrators, business managers, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject” - Midwest Book Review "If I still taught, this book would definitely be integrated into classwork!... Highly recommended for creatives, and those who want to cultivate creativity, alike!" - Portland Book Review “This is an inspirational yet instructional guide to becoming more inventive in solving everyday problems…[Your Next Big Idea] applies this step-by-step process to entrepreneurs, employees, executives, and anyone interested in keeping their mind sharp.” - Eric Hoffer Book Awards Committee via the US Review of Books “Your Next Big Idea will challenge the way you think. This unique book is engaging, even "customized" to fit the needs and purposes of every reader--whether an individual or a team.” - Nonfiction Authors Association Book Awards Program "Exemplary...[a] unique point of view to a well-worn topic." - Writer's Digest Magazine: Judge, 29th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards "[Samuel Sanders] sets lofty goals, promising "By the end of the book, you'll be equipped with the skills to come up with 100 meaningful ideas a week that you can apply to your career or personal life." But readers will be pleased to find that the advice is down-to-earth, easy to implement, and applicable to just about every area, business or personal, anyone may be working to enhance." - Booklife Reviews “Everyone can use a little more creativity, and [Your Next Big Idea] is the jumpstart to take it from stale to stellar.” - Readers' Favorite "[Your Next Big Idea] was one of the best practical books that I have read. I would highly recommend this to anyone..." - San Francisco Book Review "Inspiring and fun – especially when compared to the sometimes-staid books on the same topic. The exercises are effective for a wide range of issues, acting as a kind of team-building exercise on a personal level. As many books bombard the reader with ideas, without a real sense of implementation, Your Next Big Idea stands out in the field. Though his book is primarily designed for those in business and marketing, it can be useful to anyone seeking a more hands-on approach to self-improvement." - Self-Publishing Review "You will uncover talents and ideas that you did not know you had.” - Online Book Club “Once the reader does the exercises in [Your Next Big Idea], they will be able to master the skills of innovation, problem-solving and creativity.” - IndieReader Review “I would recommend this book to all those that are looking to pursue innovation” - Red Headed Book Lover "The inspiring self-help guide Your Next Big Idea forwards advice and creative exercises that encourage the development of different ways of thinking." - Foreword Clarion Reviews "[Y]ou will find Your Next Big Idea on our Must-Have Reading List for next year…middle schools and high schools should keep a copy of Your Next Big Idea in the library and encourage students to read." - Mommies Reviews “A practical guide to learning how to consistently generate ideas that will help you live a more creative and fulfilling life…If you're looking for help with coming up with fresh ideas for just about anything, this book will be quite useful." - Reedsy Discovery "A step-by-step guide to mastering the basic skills of creativity." - Kirkus Reviews "[A] guide that’s a quick read, but don’t let that fool you. It’s also a roadmap for the long route to mastery, both in business and in life." - Booktrib "Samuel Sanders will bring out the creativity in those that read this intellectually invigorating book. The author directs his readers to think beyond their surroundings. The language and tone the author uses are friendly and welcoming, like having a conversation with a friend or colleague…Whether readers are a student, starting a small business, or are in the corporate world, Samuel Sanders will share with readers how they can grow that small idea that they have been sitting on." - Literary Titan “Samuel Sanders has produced a pioneering tool that will challenge your thinking and put you on the best-foot-forward to creating that new business... 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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 When you see people come up with great business or life ideas, you may chalk it up to luck or natural creativity, but there is a process behind ideas that are beneficial to yourself and society. The first step in the process is to notice problems. #2 If you’re looking to focus on your career, centralize your problems around your career and industry. If you’re looking to focus on just your personal life, centralize your problems on personal situations. #3 When you hear the magic word hate, it indicates a problem. If someone hates something, they are facing a problem. Problems are not always easy to find on the surface level, but if you focus on specific areas of displeasure and listen to what people say, you'll be able to find plenty of problems in our everyday world. #4 As you go through your day, identify problems. Every problem has multiple solutions, so think of each problem as a potential opportunity to come up with a lot of ideas. With practice, the ability to find problems will become natural to you.

What's the Big Idea? is a smart aleck's commentary on the intersection between faith and science told through the lens of the author's own personal journey of belief. It uses both humor and heart to lay out overwhelming evidence for the existence of an Intelligent Designer. This book is aimed at our current short attention span society that is fluent in both cynicism and sarcasm. People who appreciate The Onion and The Babylon Bee will enjoy the satirical approach the author uses when he dissects both science and religion. Readers of The Case for Christ will be drawn to the well-researched information explaining why Christianity is a faith founded on reason and intellect while Christian parents of teens and millennials will appreciate a book they can share with their children that proves theirs is not a mindless faith. Throughout the book, the reader will be stunned by the awe-inspiring amount of precise fine tuning our world and universe demand as well as be amazed at how much information they've totally forgotten since high school.

The latest from the author of the bestselling Caffeine for the Creative Mind How do you develop solutions that rock? Ones that surpass their initial purpose and grab an industry by its throat, turn interested parties into concept evangelists, and influence behaviors and alter perceptions? Read Chasing the Idea Monster and find out. This fun and insightful book sorts out the hallmarks of a monstrous idea by providing the author's "idea measurement" tools in the form of seven primary questions to gauge the potential of any idea. These seven questions are supported by real-world examples of ideas that succeeded in winning over their audience, as well as those that ignored the measurement and failed miserably. Features warnings and anecdotes from some of the world's most prominent creatives, marketing teams, and business professionals A proven method for determining if an idea will be a "big idea," or else will die a painful death Author is a respected industry expert whose Caffeine for the Creative Mind successfully reached an audience both in the creative community and beyond Want to get a better sense of what makes a successful idea, and how yours measures up? Start Chasing the Idea Monster and scoring big creative wins today!

In this increasingly visual age, images speak louder than words. Studies show that images also help people think. Visual note-taking such as doodling increases memory retention rates by nearly 30 percent, and opens creative pathways, strengthens focus, and inspires self-expression. Driven by these groundbreaking findings, entrepreneurs Nora Herting and Heather Willems founded ImageThink, a graphic facilitation firm that has helped an elite roster of clients—from Google to Pepsi to NASA—visualize their ideas and transform their creative processes using simple drawing techniques that anyone can master. Draw Your Big Idea presents their sought-after guidance and more than 150 drawing exercises tailored to brainstorming, refining, and executing ideas in the home, design studio, and office. With this workbook, readers will learn to beat creative block—for good!