
Creative Velocity
Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI
Leslie Grandy(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 8. May 2025
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-394-28343-9 (ISBN)
Description
Expert guide to sharpen and revitalize your creative spirit in any business environment
Written by trailblazing global product innovator Leslie Grandy, Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI provides everything readers need to develop the mindset, skills, and confidence that allow creativity to flourish, enabling them to challenge conventional thinking to improve customer, business, and personal results and collaborate effectively with generative AI to cultivate and explore novel ideas. This book integrates Grandy's real-world examples and practical exercises with compelling insights from thought leaders and academic researchers, rooting her approach in cognitive science and providing empirical evidence of the value of these techniques.
The book is an enduring reference that readers can return to whenever they need to revitalize their creative spirit. In this book, readers will learn about:
Non-linear thinking methods and how to use them to explore novel possibilities
Trigger mechanisms that can jump-start new trains of thought and spark disruptive ideation
Different forms of play that stimulate creative thoughts, critical thinking skills, and flexibility
Achieving a state of flow and how it helps identify groundbreaking discoveries.
Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of product leaders, business professionals, and entrepreneurs seeking to build a culture of innovation within their organizations and generate fresh ideas to solve business challenges.
Written by trailblazing global product innovator Leslie Grandy, Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI provides everything readers need to develop the mindset, skills, and confidence that allow creativity to flourish, enabling them to challenge conventional thinking to improve customer, business, and personal results and collaborate effectively with generative AI to cultivate and explore novel ideas. This book integrates Grandy's real-world examples and practical exercises with compelling insights from thought leaders and academic researchers, rooting her approach in cognitive science and providing empirical evidence of the value of these techniques.
The book is an enduring reference that readers can return to whenever they need to revitalize their creative spirit. In this book, readers will learn about:
Non-linear thinking methods and how to use them to explore novel possibilities
Trigger mechanisms that can jump-start new trains of thought and spark disruptive ideation
Different forms of play that stimulate creative thoughts, critical thinking skills, and flexibility
Achieving a state of flow and how it helps identify groundbreaking discoveries.
Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of product leaders, business professionals, and entrepreneurs seeking to build a culture of innovation within their organizations and generate fresh ideas to solve business challenges.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-394-28343-9 (9781394283439)
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04/2025
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Person
LESLIE GRANDY is a seasoned global product executive and board advisor and Founder of The Product Guild. She guides early-stage ventures and major corporations, including Starbucks, Oracle Power, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers on innovation and new product development.
Content
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 The MacGyver Mindset 1
Chapter 2 When X Meets Y 21
Chapter 3 The Same, Only Different 41
Chapter 4 Change the Rules 63
Chapter 5 Do the Opposite 85
Chapter 6 All the Feels 103
Chapter 7 Conscious Mind, Unconscious Behaviors 125
Chapter 8 Go with the Flow 143
Chapter 9 Go Play 163
Chapter 10 Spin a Story 183
Epilogue 205
Endnotes 209
Puzzle Answers 223
Acknowledgments 227
About the Author 229
Index 231
Chapter 1 The MacGyver Mindset 1
Chapter 2 When X Meets Y 21
Chapter 3 The Same, Only Different 41
Chapter 4 Change the Rules 63
Chapter 5 Do the Opposite 85
Chapter 6 All the Feels 103
Chapter 7 Conscious Mind, Unconscious Behaviors 125
Chapter 8 Go with the Flow 143
Chapter 9 Go Play 163
Chapter 10 Spin a Story 183
Epilogue 205
Endnotes 209
Puzzle Answers 223
Acknowledgments 227
About the Author 229
Index 231