Product review (3 stars): An elegant and simple message
In a breezy, conversational book, Gregrerman implores the reader that a "growth" mindset predicted on recognizing the gaps in one's personal/business plans and the willingness to reach out to strangers to learn from and fill that gap - is a dependable way to innovate/grow.  For a book that is billed as "counterintuitive" and "provocative", that advise may seems fairly formulaic.  Nevertheless, the ample use of anecdotes and some personal experiences are used to illustrate some simple (to understand, at least) techniques that can reduce one's reluctance to reach out and collaborate with "strangers".  The message is elegant, simple, and can be quite useful - one wishes that the editing was a little stricter (with about 200 pages, the message is amplified many times in the book) and more careful in some of the recommendations (some brilliant ones related to orientation of new hires get mixed with not-so-great ones regarding promotions).  With ample references to other pop psych books on incentives, motivation and leadership, Gregerman provides a potentially powerful message to reframe one's approach on growth.