Killer Questions: How to Shape Better Questions to Create Explosive Breakthroughs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780648171706)

Learn how to Rock the New Economy with Explosive Questioning, because asking better questions is the answer for challenging the status quo in today's uncertain business world. "This book is more stimulating than a double shot of cold brew infused coffee. Full of energy, fresh bright ideas, and reminds you how something you think is already well explored has room to grow even more. Now I can hand new engineers a strong cup of 'pure Stu' to kick-start their thinking. Make mine a double!" -- David Fincher, Fellow, AMD.-Find out the Killer Questions that kick-started empires like AirBNB, Warby Parker, Starbucks, Gatorade, Air Asia, Pandora, Google, Amazon, Harry Potter, and, even Kickstarter.-Learn how companies like P&G, Apple, Dyson, JetBlue, Disney, Dove, Mercedes F1, Pixar, and Gore use Killer Questions to develop blockbuster new products, experiences and marketing messages.-How to identify and eradicate your cognitive blindspots.-How to create a Curiosity Gap (and why that's so important).-Why it's important to challenge the Status Quo and how to do it.What if there was a formula for creating Killer Questions? There is!Get on board this rocket ship with business creativity expert (and best-selling author) Stu Lloyd as he guides us through a proven system for developing critical thinking skills, how to think of new business ideas, creating more insightful, more powerful questions, which point us toward breakthrough solutions, products, and process innovations.For the first time, he shares the Killer Questions (Innovation Question Formulation System) here. The same system that he has taught to senior executives from major corporations such as Citibank, Adidas, DaimlerBenz, Siemens, Pfizer, Evonik, and many other progressive companies.This is the first book in the Hothead Hacks Future Skills series, destined to become one of the top books on critical thinking skills. (Read the editorial reviews to see what leading thinkers from some of the world's most progressive think of Killer Questions.) Full of critical thinking exercises and includes the full Killer Questions (IQF) Canvas. It's like a critical thinking course in a box! "Really enjoyed Killer Questions. It was like taking a peek into the minds of some of the greatest innovators in history right as they were asking these killer questions that prompted them to create history!" Kapil Kane, Head of R&D, Intel China. "Awesome! It's a great book, I'm a huge fan of the power of questions." Peter Williams, VP, Citibank. "Killer Questions is a Killer Book! This has really helped with both my classroom sessions and consulting projects. Good questions stimulate good answers. Well done!" James Reinnoldt, Adj. Professor, The University of Washington."Excellent information in a short time, thank you." Dr Friedrich Selles, R&D Director, Siemens. "Stu is a rare "intellectual-doer" who boils ideas and insights down into digestible, actionable points that we can apply immediately to make us more effective, efficient and impactful in our work. Stu is a guide who facilitates understanding, motivates, and ultimately helps us be better at our work." Will Nealy, Senior Manager, Adidas America.

Author: Stu Lloyd
ISBN-10: 0648171701
ISBN-13: 9780648171706
Publisher: Hotheads Innovation Ltd
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2020
Pages: 126
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d