Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity
#4New York TimesBest Seller (Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous)#8New York TimesBest Seller (Hardcover Business)#2Wall Street JournalBest Seller (Hardcover Business)#9Wall Street JournalBest Seller (Hardcover Nonfiction)#9Washington PostBest Seller (Hardcover Nonfiction)#1USA TodayBest Seller (Money)#10Entertainment WeeklyBest Seller (Hardcover Nonfiction)#10Publishers WeeklyBestseller (Hardcover Nonfiction)“In today’s fiercely competitive global marketplace the most important resource any business has is the creative thinking of its people. InDisciplined Dreaming, Josh Linkner lays out a road map that will guide individuals, teams, and companies to higher levels of creativity. It is a journey that will lead to better ideas and breakthrough thinking—and those who take it will also have a lot of fun along the way.”—Bill Ford, executive chairman, Ford Motor Company“The creativity gap is real and it’s getting worse. Josh Linkner challenges you to become a disruptive force for change, and I hope you will.”—Seth Godin, author,LinchpinandPurple Cow“Josh Linkner is a tremendous business leader who has established a successful and sustainable company, as well as a culture that nurtures employees to help them maximize their potential.”—Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm, governor, State of Michigan“At Zappos, one of our core values is to be adventurous, creative, and open-minded.Disciplined Dreamingcan help spark your creative potential.”—Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com and author,Delivering Happiness“The world has changed dramatically, and we have now entered a new era of creativity.Disciplined Dreamingis a roadmap to new ideas, and helps business leaders at all levels unleash their creativity in order to reach their full potential. This important and thoughtful book is a must-read to compete in the next era of business, and life.”—Charlene Li, founder, Altimiter Group and author,GroundswellandOpen Leadership“There’s a lot business people can learn from jazz musicians. The days of managing by musical score are gone—today, victory goes to the improviser. If you are not tinkering with your business every day, sooner or later the markets will begin to tinker with you—and it won’t be pleasant.Disciplined Dreaminghelps you avoid these pitfalls and provides a systematic approach to becoming that winning improviser.”—Keith McFarland, #1 best-selling author,The Breakthrough CompanyandBounce“It is often said there are dreamers and there are doers. Never before has someone connected the dots and clarified the path between ‘dreaming’ and ‘doing’ like Josh Linkner has inDisciplined Dreaming. This is a must-read for the innovators and creators who want to cross over to the execution side and make their dreams come to life.”—Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder, Quicken Loans, and majority owner, Cleveland Cavaliers“Creativity fuels the growth engine that drives results.Disciplined Dreaminggives us a practical and inspirational roadmap to move us from incremental improvements to radical breakthroughs. Josh Linkner has successfully built some of the most creative companies in the world and shows us the way.”—Jeff DeGraff, professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and author,Leading InnovationandCreativity at Work“Now all those days I spent dreaming can be put to good use.Disciplined Dreaminghelps you harness your creativity. Well worth your time.”—Keith Crain, chairman and CEO, Crain Communications“InDisciplined Dreaming, Josh Linkner offers a guide for encouraging and protecting creativity as one of the few sustainable advantages in a relentlessly competitive environment. I would recommend it highly for the leaders and advisors to any high growth organization.”—Victor E. Parker, managing director, Spectrum Equity Investors