The Hothouse Effect: Intensify Creativity in Your Organization Using Secrets from History's Most Innovative Communities - Hardcover

Kunstler, Barton, Ph.D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814407692 ISBN 13: 9780814407691

Publisher: Amacom Books, 2003

Synopsis

Throughout history, across many centuries and an enormous range of cultures, certain communities have stood out as bastions of creativity and intellectual progress. From ancient Athens to the vibrant American jazz scene of the 20th century, these seemingly disparate enclaves actually share a set of defining characteristics that hold considerable relevance for modern businesses.

The Hothouse Effect examines the dynamics of several such communities, or "creative hothouses," and identifies the factors that drove their unusual creative fervor. Case studies of contemporary businesses, plus interviews with executives, illustrate clearly how the nurturing of creative drive can lead directly to more innovative products, revolutionized processes, and dramatic improvements in results.

This valuable book also offers practical tools for assessing creativity in any organization, then implementing the results of the assessment toward building the creative hothouse effect that will drive innovation, productivity, and results well into the future.

About this title

About the Author

Barton Kunstler (Wellesley, MA) is a professor and program director at the Lesley University School of Management. He writesA Futurist View , a biweekly column for Metrowest Daily News.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amacom Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814407692
• ISBN 13: 9780814407691
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256