Creative People Must Be Stopped

Praise for Creative People Must Be StoppedInnovation is about asking the right questions! Dave Owens describes a fresh way to ask and answer the questions that really make a difference in successful innovation.--Chad Holliday, chairman, Bank of America; retired chairman and CEO, DuPontEver wonder why your company can't seem to succeed at breakthrough innovation? Or why your team's big idea never goes anywhere? Or why you aren't able to generate more creative solutions to problems? Creative People Must Be Stopped will help you answer these questions, diagnose what's behind these underperformances, and get unstuck. Combining solid insights and theory with practical approaches and compelling stories, Owens brings clarity to a topic that is often misunderstood.--Todd A. McCullough, partner, Monitor Group; adjunct faculty, Institute ofDesign at Illinois Institute of Technology; managing director, Doblin Inc.Owens writes as he teaches, with humor, candor, and surprisingly sophisticated theoretical underpinning. The result is an engaging and very accessible book filled with practical tools for leaders interested in advancing their innovation agendas.--Lisa C. King, vice president, insights and innovation, Newell RubbermaidThis is essential and timely reading for leaders in the field of arts and culture. Dave Owens is able to clearly convey the barriers to innovation and how to overcome them. His insights about how to make good ideas actually result in positive change are invaluable to any leader seeking to strengthen an organization, and offer a fresh and clarifying approach to the whole concept of innovation.--Russell Willis Taylor, president and CEO, National Arts StrategiesCreative People Must Be Stopped explores why so many great ideas never make it to market, and why some do. It is rich in real-world examples and provides straightforward tools to unleash your innovation potential. It is essential reading for anyone who thinks that they might have something to do with innovation, and especially for those who don't.--Neil A. Willcocks, vice president, research and development, Mars Petcare