“Can regular companies become innovation powerhouses? Eat, Sleep, Innovate answers with a resounding ‘Yes!’ and then shows you exactly how to do it. Written by experienced practitioners, filled with fresh thinking, and infused with both humor and hands-on advice, this is an invaluable guide for making creativity a daily habit within your team or organization.”
—THOMAS WEDELL-WEDELLSBORG, author, What’s Your Problem?; coauthor, Innovation as Usual
“So you’ve done the ‘innovation theater’ thing and have the dead Post-It notes to prove it. Still frustrated that your great innovative ideas never see the light of day? This wonderful new book by Scott Anthony and his colleagues may be just what you need to clear out the day-to-day behaviors that are often the most significant hidden barriers to innovation. It’s practical and full of interesting examples from both the corporate world and the not-for-profit world. On top of all that, it’s a lot of fun to read! It deserves a space on that crowded library shelf.”
—RITA GUNTHER MCGRATH, professor, Columbia Business School; author, Seeing Around Corners
“Now more than ever, the world needs innovation. A potent mix of behavioral science, innovation practice, and vivid case studies, this book is a wonderfully insightful and practical guide to breaking down the common barriers to innovation and building the rituals, habits, and culture that allows it to flourish every single day.”
—VIJAY GOVINDARAJAN, Coxe Distinguished Professor, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College; New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
“This book represents an important integration of theory and practice on driving change. The beauty is in the detailed guidance on how to unleash your organization’s innovation potential.”
—LINDA HILL, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; coauthor, Collective Genius
“As an incumbent enterprise challenged by rapidly shifting customer behaviors and markets, we were looking to transform into a more customer-centric organization. The approach described in Eat, Sleep, Innovate gave us the insights, focus, and inspiration to create and hardwire a culture of innovation. A bold and encouraging read.”
—THOMAS FISCHER, Chairman, MANN + HUMMEL
“Eat, Sleep, Innovate offers astute advice for every company leader looking to thrive in the digital era. This engaging book, written in a very accessible style, tackles head-on the hard issues of creating an innovative ‘culture by design’ with lots of practical techniques and motivating case studies—including my favorite, DBS Bank.”
—PETER WEILL, Chairman, Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), MIT; coauthor, What’s Your Digital Business Model? and IT Savvy
“Many organizations pay lip service to the idea of having a culture of innovation. Yet, too often, the results are as impactful as the sticky notes from last month’s brainstorming session. The practical tools in this in-the-trenches handbook will help you and your organization rethink how you can enable innovation on a day-to-day basis and drive lasting culture change.”
—TOM FISHBURNE, founder and CEO, Marketoonist; author, Your Ad Ignored Here
“A joy to read, this book is brimming with useful ideas about how all of us can be nudged, reminded, and cajoled to be brilliantly innovative. The BEANs concept is so addictive, you’ll be inspired to create your own.”
—ZIA ZAMAN, founder and Managing Partner, Beaver Lake Capital; Chief Innovation Officer, MetLife Asia
“Many companies want to know how they can best emulate iconic companies like Amazon, Alibaba, and Alphabet. But the real opportunity for organizations is to build on their own strengths to create a thriving culture of innovation. Eat, Sleep, Innovate provides concrete, practical advice for individuals and companies that aspire to accomplish extraordinary things.”
—CHRIS YEH, coauthor, Blitzscaling and The Alliance
“Today’s uncertainty demands innovation at an unprecedented pace and scale, combined with the ability to align different mindsets from different stakeholders. Eat, Sleep, Innovate is an inspiring and practical guide to help organizations—from family-owned businesses to government authorities—innovate with true impact.”
—CHRISTOPH BRAND, International Advisor, Goldman Sachs
“This book is a unique and powerful contribution to improving how we think about and practice innovation. Because it’s grounded in reality, it will allow your innovation efforts to take off.”
—STUART CRAINER and DES DEARLOVE, founders, Thinkers50