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Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of
America’s Greatest Inventor

by Michael J. Gelb and Sarah Miller Caldicott

Michael J. Gelb, bestselling author of How to Think Like
Leonardo Da Vinci, and Sarah Miller Caldicott, translate
the genius of Edison into a revolutionary new success system for innovation relevant to today’s global economy.

Thomas Edison is the greatest innovator in American history. Edison’s focus on practical accomplishment set the stage for America’s global leadership in innovation. Now, for the first time ever, Innovate Like Edison translates the best practices of this supreme American inventor into contemporary terms to help today’s leaders harness their own innovative potential.

With their unique insight and expertise, Michael Gelb and Sarah Miller Caldicott introduce a carefully researched, easy-to-apply system inspired by the creative methods of Edison himself. Presented in a step-by-step fashion, Innovate Like Edison provides the tools and strategies you need to compete and win in the business world and in everyday life. Whether you’re an amateur or an executive, Innovate Like Edison is an indispensable tool that will enable you to revamp and revitalize your own creative genius and thrive in today’s culture of innovation.

Dutton Publishing, 287 pages; includes over 50 illustrations, vintage photos, Edison notebook drawings, family tree, and charts.  Innovation self-assessment also included.

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AUDIO PRODUCTS

Archived Webinar $39.00: Developing a Solution-centered Mindset, and Aligning Goals to Passions

In this 30-minute webinar, you will learn how Edison developed and sustained his extraordinary solution orientation, and how you can begin building a solution-centered mindset starting now.

Edison’s Innovation Competency #1 is critical for individuals and teams at any stage of the innovation process. Participants will learn how to develop passion-driven goals, examine the depth and breadth of their goals, and identify how to expand the “solution set” beyond the mental boundaries we often bring to the innovation process.

Each participant will also learn how to “attract solutions” through the diverse means Edison used. Learn how to “source” solutions by actually drawing them to yourself, as Edison did. Exercises are included for each individual to begin testing their newfound knowledge in daily life.

Audio CD Leadership Series: LEADING LIKE AN INNOVATOR

Leading Like an Innovator: How Today’s Leaders Use Thomas Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation™ to Create Competitive Advantage (Order Now For $69.99)

	Click below to listen to an audio clip of Sarah's interview with Steve Odland, CEO of Office Depot

The “Leading Like An Innovator” series captures Sarah’s live interviews with industry leaders who use aspects of Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation to drive their success today:

• Steve Odland: CEO of Office Depot, on why a solution-orientation is critical to employee engagement in the innovation process.
• Dr. Peter Diamandis: Chairman and Founder, X Prize Foundation on how he aligns the goals of his organization to his innovation passions, driving super-value concepts at the leading edge of technology.
• Michael Wing: VP of Strategic Communications, IBM on how collaboration is changing, and what IBM is doing globally to drive the innovation process.
• Dr. Surinder Kumar: Chief Innovation Officer, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. on the importance of “thinking like an innovator” to integrate consumer insights across work teams and an entire enterprise.
• Dr. Vijay Govindarajan: Professor of International Business, Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth, recognized as one of the world’s top-10 business strategists, on the importance of “innovation literacy” to 21st century leaders and executives.
  
  

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Audio CD Inventor’s Series: INVENTING NEW MARKETS

Inventing New Markets:
How Leading Inventors Use Thomas Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation™ to Generate Breakthrough Products

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	Click Here Listen to audio clip of Sarah's interview with Dr. Donald Keck: Co-Inventor of Optical Fiber

Sarah’s live interviews with award-winning inventors reveal how they have utilized Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation to drive super-value inventions from concept all the way to commercialization and market launch:

• Dr. Donald Keck: Co-Inventor of Optical Fiber on the persistent experimentation and solution orientation required to drive one of the most disruptive innovations of the 20th century.
• Dr. Robert Kahn: Co-Inventor of the TCP/IP Protocol for the Internet on the differences in thought process between developing super-value products, services, and infrastructure.
• Dr. Robert Langer: Inventor of Time-Release Medication and one of MIT’s leading recipients of bio-medical patents today, on the importance of developing a collaborative, learning organization that supports the work of invention and innovation.
• Dr. Helen Free: Co-Inventor of In-Home Self-Testing Kits for Diabetes on the importance of involving the initial product development team all the way through to scale-up and launch.
• Dr. James West: Co-Inventor of the Electret Microphone Used in Cell Phones on why differences in learning style and multi-disciplinary teams are critical to driving breakthrough results.
  

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The Leadership Series & The Invention Series

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• Leading Like an Innovator: How Today’s Leaders Use Thomas Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation™ to Create Competitive Advantage
  
• Inventing New Markets: How Leading Inventors Use Thomas Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation™ to Generate Breakthrough Products
  

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