Author:Kenneth Cukier,Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger,Francis de Vericourt
A Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year
'Wonderfully stimulating... will teach you to see around corners' - TIM HARFORD
'A paean to cognitive agility and the elasticity of the imagination' - ECOMOMIST
'Captivating... will transform the way you think' MARISSA KING, PROFESSOR AT YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
The power of mental models to make better decisions
We're often told that humans make bad decisions and that more data is better. But this is backwards: people are good at decisions precisely because we use mental models and can envision new realities outside of data. Great outcomes don't depend so much on the final moment of choosing but on generating better alternatives to choose between. That's framing. It's a cognitive muscle we can strengthen to improve our lives, work and future -- to meet this historical moment. Framers shows how.
A tightly written prescription for smart thinking... A bold call to reinject pluralism and progressive human values into a decision-making process dominated by algorithms or gut instinct
—— Financial Times -- 2021 Summer Books ListA simply wonderful reimagining of human ingenuity. It will teach you to see around corners
—— Tim Harford, bestselling author of How To Make The World Add UpReveals how you can recognize the lenses that you're applying ... an important read -- a steady hand for our turbulent times
—— Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAINA fascinating look at what makes humans special and how people can improve the way they think to stay ahead of the machines
—— Mustafa Suleyman, Co-founder of DeepMind, Vice-President of GoogleA paean to cognitive agility and the elasticity of the imagination
—— The EconomistPacked with big ideas, great stories, values and verve that make it a delight to read. It will certainly change how you think-and might just change the world too
—— Annie Duke, best-selling author of THINKING IN BETS and former poker championA great book filled with fresh perspectives to help us out during the rise of AI so we can usher in the Age of Humanity
—— will.i.am, musician and entrepreneurA captivating read... Framers will transform the way you think
—— Marissa King, Professor at Yale School of ManagementBrilliantly shows that mental models are at the heart of creativity, critical thinking and innovation, and how we can get better at it to solve our toughest business and social challenges
—— Aaron Levie, CEO of BoxProvides insight into how we can all nurture more of a beginner's mind and manifest breakthrough ideas for building a better future
—— Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, SalesforceAn appealing pop-science guide to creativity [and] an astute analysis of problem-solving
—— Kirkus ReviewsHumans today live a much easier, more comfortable, and more pleasant existence than ever before, but we also face our greatest existential challenges as a species, and in order to survive we will need not only cooperation, but a new and diverse set of cognitive frames ... [this book] teaches us how to better frame things for ourselves as individuals
—— Porchlight BOOK TO WATCHHow do you invent what's next? Simply try to learn how to have more and better ideas. Ideaflow offers eye-opening techniques combined with practical insights into how anyone can establish creativity as a daily practice in their lives.
—— Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt, Google’s Chief Innovation Evangelist, Adjunct Professor at Stanford’s d.schoolUtley and Klebahn were by far the most transformative professors we had at Stanford. Ideaflow finally makes their lessons available to aspiring innovators everywhere. If you've ever wondered whether you have what it takes to put something new out into the world, read this book
—— Maite & Itziar Diez-Canedo, Co-founders and Co-CEOs of ViaUtley and Klebahn share proven tools and insider tricks from their renowned consulting expertise and best-in-class programs, so that these game-changing ideas flow to the rest of us.
—— Leidy Klotz, Author of SUBTRACT: The Untapped Science of Less, Professor of Engineering and Architecture at the University of VirginiaThe core teaching of Ideaflow of getting out into the real world, quickly is the antithesis to my training as an MBA but I've since become obsessed with the art of experimenting, iterating, asking, and listening in order to build a massively impactful company that is unique in the marketplace. Founders shouldn't miss this book.
—— Aishetu Dozie, Founder and CEO of Bossy CosmeticsTwo masters of the craft provide a roadmap about how you can develop your creativity practice and help those you work with do the same.
—— Linda A. Hill, Chair of the Leadership Initiative, Harvard Business School and co-author of COLLECTIVE GENIUSOver the last decade, Jeremy and Perry have become my go-to innovation gurus! This book is essential reading for anyone running an organization that desires to enhance and expand innovation. Beware the tidal wave of ideas that will follow once you start reading!
—— Mark Hoplamazian, CEO of HyattA penetrating, provocative investigation into the subject of time - how to understand and live with it - on both an individual and societal level ... impressive
—— Shelf AwarenessTemporal structure has its comforts, particularly following a tumultuous three years ... That yo-you effect [of the last few years] drew me to Saving Time, Jenny Odell's sharp book tracing the cultural forces that shape our conception of time
—— Laura Regensdorf, Vanity FairOdell fights to provide us with an alternative way to experience the time we have
—— i PaperAmbitious ... a pleasure to read ... thought-provoking
—— New ScientistA sweeping yet personal challenge to assumptions Western society makes about the relationships between individuals and the finite hours in a given day
—— Time MagazineOdell argues convincingly that our daily experience is dominated by the corporate clock that so many of us contort ourselves to fit inside
—— Irish IndependentThe best beach read of the year ... Read it, and then think deeply about how you are reading your own time
—— The Media LeaderOdell's latest book, Saving Time, is great at analysing where a lot of our notions about how to use our time came from (hint: capitalism).
—— RTE IrelandOne of President Barack Obama's 'Favourite books of 2019'
—— President Barack Obama on How To Do Nothing