Readings and Other Suggestions

2010

The Most Important Leadership Quality for CEOs - Read, "For CEOs, creativity is now the most important leadership quality for success in business, outweighing even integrity and global thinking, according to a new study in IBM. (Fast Company article May 18, 2010)

Most Creative People in Business 2010 - "This year's 100 Most Creative People offers our own, idiosyncratic perspective on business. The selections reflect he breadth of news ideas and new pursuits at play in our business landscape. From interface designer Yugo Nakamura to HBO Documentary Films president Sheila Nevins to futurist Ray Kurzweil, we can attest that creativity is alive and well in 2010." (Fast Company article May 2010)

MITs Mind-Bending Media Lab Article May 6 2010 - Read about  the "range of new research products" MIT's Media Lab expansion hosts.  AMI Fall 2010 meeting takes place in Cambridge, MA, and includes an afternoon of "Innovation Journey" at this site.  (Refer to "meetings" link)

Link to Peace.Facebook - Facebook is proud to play a part in promoting peace by building technology that helps people better understand each other. By enabling people from diverse backgrounds to easily connect and share their ideas, we [Facebook] can decrease world conflict in the short and long term.

Link to CouchSurfing - CouchSurfing is a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit.

Link to Surfing 4 Peace - Surfing 4 Peace is a person 2 person and cross-border cooperation initiative that aims to bridge cultural and political barriers between surfers in the Middle East.

Link to socialbranding.org - Socialbranding.org is an online community for professionals in the social change field including public health, students, activists, and education. The site provides a forum to discuss new and promising practices in different social change fields, while focusing on behavior change through culture.

New York Times Book Review Article: "Renewing An Old Idea: Common Good" by Dwight Garner, March 16, 2010 - Ill Fares the Land by Tony Judt  Link to Article

The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman

Clever: Leading Your Smartest, Most Creative People by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones

2009

Creativity in Education & Learning by Arthur Cropley

Glow Cap-"Peer Pressure and Other Pitches." Wall Street Journal, Theory & Practice, September 14, 2009, p. B6 Link to Article

"Is Your Innovation Really Unnovation?" Harvard Business Publishing Tag. May 27, 2009 Link to Article

"The World in 2025" by European Commission Research Area Link to Article

Strange and Dangerous Dreams by Geoff Powter

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon

The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization's Rough Landscape by Harm De Blij

What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable by John Brockman

Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity by Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe

Reading List from AMI Member, Mark Johnson, Executive Director at The Fellowship of Reconciliation:

Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers by Arundhati Roy

Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich

In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic by Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld

The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton

Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life by Sari Nusseibeh and Anthony David

Building a Culture of Peace: Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, the First Seventy Years by Paul R. Dekar

Generosity: An Enhancement by Richard Powers

Recent books with strong impact:

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle by Chris Hedges

Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker


2008 and Prior

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie

Grabbing Lightning: Building a Capability for Breakthrough Innovation by G. Colarelli O'Connor

The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life by Lynne Twist

Leading from Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead by Sam M. Intrator

Acts of Faith by Ebo Patel

Born Digital by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser

The Power of Unreasonable People by John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan

Interactive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook by Bud Heckman, Rori Picker Neiss, and Dirk Ficca

Inspirational Leadership: Henry V and the Muse of Fire - Timeless Insights from Shakespeare's Greatest Leader by Richard Olivier

The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health by T. Colin Campbell (Author), Thomas M. Campbell

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

Revolutionary Wealth by Alvin Toffler & Heidi Toffler

The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century by Thomas X. Hammes

Delivering Profitable Value: A Revolutionary Framework to Accelerate Growth, Generate Wealth, and Rediscover the Heart of Business by Michael J. Lanning

Snow Crash (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection) by Neal Stephenson (novel about VR)

Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore

Living the Creative Life: Ideas and Inspiration from Working Artists by Rice Freeman-Zachery

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson

Dealing with Darwin by Geoffrey A Moore

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander (many other authors to review).