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Learnativity BookstoreWe've been so busy writing and reading that we had not updated this list in a while. We have now, though, and hope you'll find some terrific additions for your summer reading. These are the books most helpful in explaining topics related to learnativity. Double-click on a book title to go directly to Amazon.com where you can learn more about the title & author or even buy the book. Amazon.com also now lists better prices from other stores and used books too. Select a topic below to go directly to that section..
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Best Learnativity Books
Post-Capitalist Society Peter F. Drucker, Harper reprinted 1994. Quick read, worth every minute! Go to other productivity & human performance improvement books Serious Play: How the World's Best Companies Simulate to Innovate. Michael Schrage, Tom Peters (Intro). Harvard Business School Press, 1999. Truly outstanding look at how companies prototype to innovate. This has become our top recommendation since reading it.  Spiritual Serendipity Richard Eyre. Simon & Schuster, 1997. Now in paperback, too!Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos. M. Mitchell Waldrop. (Simon & Schuster, 1992). See more on complexity. Blueprint to the Digital Economy: Wealth Creation in the Era of E-Business. Don Tapscott, Alex Lowy, David Ticoll (Eds.) McGraw-Hill, 1998. (Paperback) Peak Performers: The New Heroes of American Business. Charles A. Garfield. 1991. Go to other productivity & human performance books Things that make us smart: Defending human attributes in the age of the machine Donald A. Norman. 1993. The Monster Under the Bed: How Business is Mastering the Opportunity of Knowledge for Profit. Stan Davis, Jim Botkin. 1994. The Art of the Long View: Planning for the future in an uncertain world. Peter Schwartz, Paperback 1996. Schwartz pioneered scenario-based planning at SRI International in the 1970's and 1980's. He's President of the Global Business Network. Learning As a Way of Being: Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White Water Peter B. Vaill, Hardcover 1996. Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-tech Products to Mainstream Customers Geoffrey A. Moore, Paperback. Newly updated in 1999. Net Gain: Expanding Markets Through Virtual Communities John Hagel and Arthur G. Armstrong. Harvard Business Press, 1997. The Power of Mindful Learning. Ellen J. Langer. Persius, 1998. Marcia's Favorite Books
Lifebalance: Balancing Work With Family and Personal Needs, Balancing Structure With Spontaneity, Balancing Achievements with Relationships Linda Eyre and Richard Eyre, Paperback, Fireside 1997.
The Power of Mindful Learning. Ellen J. Langer. Persius, 1998. The Design of Everyday Things Donald A. Norman. Currency Doubleday, 1990 reissue (former title Psychology of Everday Things). Getting to Yes: Negotiating agreement without giving in. Roger Fisher & William Ury. 1991. The Pursuit of WOW! Tom Peters. 1994. On Becoming a Leader Warren Bennis. 1994. Inner Simplicity: 100 Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul. Elaine St. James. Hyperion, 1995. Breakthrough: Everything you need to start a solution revolution Debbe Kennedy, Leadership Solutions Publishing 1998. Wayne's Favorite Books
Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know. Nancy M. Dixon. Harvard Business School Press, March 2000. Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies. Jared Diamond. Norton, 1999. Knowledge Creating Company: How Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation. Ikujiro Nonaka, Hirotaka Takeuchi. Oxford University Press, 1995.
Non Zero: The Logic of Human Destiny. Robert Wright. Pantheon Books, 1998. The Playful World: How Technology Is Transforming Our Imagination. Mark Pesce. Ballentine, 2000. Powers of Ten: A Flipbook. Charles and Ray Eames. 1998. New Rules for the New Economy: 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World. Kevin Kelly. Paperback. Penguin USA, 1998. (Hardback)
The Digital Estate: Strategies for Competing, Surviving, and Thriving in an Internetworked World. Chuck Martin, et al, 1996. How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Everyday Genius. Michael Gelb. Delacorte Press, 1998. Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership. Joseph Jaworski, 1996 Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paulo Freire, Myra Bergman Ramos (Translator), Donaldo P. Macedo (Intro). 2000 Reissue. Training Complex Cognitive Skills: A Four-Component Instructional Design Model for Technical Training. Jeroen J. G. Van Merrienboer. Educational Technology Publications, June 1997. Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Its Inventor. Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Fischetti (Contributor). Harper, September 1999. (Paperback, 2000) Ellen's Favorite BooksThe New Cook's Tour of Sonoma. Michele Anna Jordan. Sasquatch Books, 2000. Mustard's Grill Napa Valley Cookbook. Cindy Pwalcyn with Brigid Callinan. Ten Speed Press, 2001. The Salmon of Doubt. New York Crown Publishing. Douglas Adams. 2002. Perfect pool-side reading. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. Thomas Friedman. Anchor Books, a Division of Random House, 2000. The Social Life of Information. John Seely Brown and Paul Dugui. Harvard Business School Press, 2000. The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking. Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird. Key College Publishing, 2000. Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments. David Jonassen and Susan Land (eds). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000. Markets for Technology: The economics of innovation and corporate strategy. Ashis Arora, Andrea Fosfuri, and Alfonso Gambardella. MIT Press, 2001. The Conditions of Learning. Robert M. Gagne Frames of Mind. Howard Gardener. The Prince. Machiavelli Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos. M. Mitchell Waldrop. (Simon & Schuster, 1992). Situated Learning The Power of Mindful Learning. Ellen J. Langer. Persius, 1998. Adult LearningAdult Education: Evolution and Achievements in a Developing Field of Study, John M. Peters, Peter Jarvis & Assoc., 1991. Adult Education in a Multicultural Society. Beverly B. Cassara (ed). 1991. The Adult Learner: The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Malcolm S. Knowles, et al Gulf Pub Co. Hardcover 5th edition. August 1998. Adult Literacy and New Technologies: Tools for a Lifetime, Office of Technology Assessment US Congress, 1993. <out of print> Adults as Learners: Increasing Participation and Facilitating Learning. K. Patricia Cross, 1982. Paperback. Jossey-Bass Publishers. The Book of Learning and Forgetting Frank Smith The Complete Guide to the Learning Styles Inservice System Rita Stafford Dunn, Kenneth J. Dunn. The Emergence of Learning Societies: Who Participates in Adult Learning? Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn, Raymond J. Wlodkowski, 1985. Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education:, Sharan B. Merriam & Phyllis M. Cunningham, editors, 1989. Helping Adults Learn, Alan B. Knox, 1986. Helping Adults Learn How to Learn Robert M. Smith, Paperback. 1983. Jossey-Bass. [This book is out of print, but worth watching for at used bookstores.] How Adults Learn, J.R. Kidd, 1978. How to Implement and Supervise a Learning Style Program Rita Stafford Dunn. Inquiring Mind Cyril O. Houle Learning How to Learn: Applied Theory for Adults, Robert M. Smith, 1982. <This book is out of print but you can request a search from Amazon.com. If you see a copy at a used books shop, grab it!> You might want to check out Smith's other book Helping Adults Learn How to Learn. Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide (2nd ed). Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella. Jossey-Bass, 1998. Learning to Learn Carolyn Olivier. Learning Together and Alone: Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Learning. The Making of an Adult Educator. Malcolm S. Knowles. 1989. The Making of Mind. A.R. Luria The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Oliver Sacks. Mastering the Teaching of Adults. Jerold W. Apps, 1991. The Mind of a Mnemonist. This is the book that inspired Oliver Sacks' writing. The Modern Practice of Adult Education: From Pedagogy to Andragogy, Malcolm S. Knowles, 1980. The Profession and Practice of Adult Education: An Introduction. Sharan B. Merriam, Ralph G. Brockett (Contributor) Jossey-Bass. 1996 Self-Directed Learning: A Practical Guide to Design, Development, and Implementation. George M. Piskurich. Jossey Bass, 1993. Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Jean Lave, Etienne Wenger. Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning: A Comprehensive Analysis of Principles and Effective Practices. Stephen D. Brookfield, 1991 reprint. Jossey-Bass. Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation Balancing Life
Leadership and the New Science: Learning About Organization from an Orderly Universe Margaret J. Wheatley, 1999. This beautifully written has been a favorite of mine for years. Completely revised you'll thoroughly enjoy this book if you missed it the first time around. If you read it in 1994, you might want to look again! Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter. Elaine St. James. Hyperion, 1994. This is the single most influential book in my life. Quick to read, long to influent. Thank you, Elaine! Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More Elaine St. James. Hyperion, 1998. Inner Simplicity: 100 Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul Elaine St. James, Hyperion 1995. Take Time for Your Life: A Personal Coach's Seven-Step Program for Creating the Life You Want. Cheryl Richardson, 1999. This CoachU graduate provides simple solutions for creating a better life. (See more on coaching.) Slowing Down to the Speed of Life: How to Create a More Peaceful, Simpler Life from the Inside Out. Aveda Rituals: A Daily Guide to Natural Health and Beauty. Horst Rechelbacher Owl Books, 1999. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. Don Miguel Ruiz. This simple books point out that the key to changing your life is making 4 agreements with yourself. This easy read can give you a whole new, very liberating, perspective. The Invitation Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Harper, 1999. Time and the Art of Living Robert Grudin Lifebalance: Balancing Work With Family and Personal Needs, Balancing Structure With Spontaneity, Balancing Achievements with Relationships Linda Eyre and Richard Eyre, Paperback, Fireside 1997. The Power of Mindful Learning. Ellen J. Langer. Persius, 1998.
Reclaiming Higher Ground: Creating Organizations That Inspire the Soul Lance H. K. Secretan, Hardcover 1997 Wholeness and the Implicate Order David Bohm. Routledge Press 1980. How Much Joy Can You Stand: A Creative Guide to Facing Your Fears and Making Your Dreams Come True (Revised, updated, and with new chapters). Susanne Falter-Barns. Wellspring, 2000. Call to Connection: Bringing sacred tribal values into modern life. Carole Kammen, Jodi Gold, 1998. The Hungry Spirit Beyond Capitalism: A Quest for Purpose in the Modern World. Charles Handy. Broadway Books, Reprint edition 1999. Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage. Bill Jenson. Persius Books (pbk), 2000. Business information doubles about every three years. In other words, if your job is complex now, in three years you'll have twice as much noise to sift through just to get your work done. If you're looking for a new way, you'll enjoy this great contribution to the business literature. Read some Simpler Bites. Link updated 12/18/01 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey Fireside, Reprint 1990. Paperback. First Things First. Stephen Covey, Roger Merrill, Rebecca Merrill, Paperback 1994. The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism Richard Sennett, Norton 1998. Business Week review. Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership Joseph Jaworski, 1996 The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy and Personal Power Christopher S. Kilham The Herbfarm Cookbook: A Guide to the Vivid Flavors of Fresh Herbs. Jerry Traunfeld. Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An inquiry into values Robert M. Pirsig, 1984 reissue. One of the most influential books I have ever read and one I revisited recently, finding more valuable than ever. Also check out Amazon.com's Video Yoga Center. Cognitive Sciences
Know Your Body Clock: Discover Your Body's Inner Cycles and Rhythms and Learn the Best Times for Creativity, Exercise, Sex, Sleep, and More. Carol Orlock. Birch Lane Press, 1995 [Excellent!!] The Brain Book Peter Russell. New York: Plume, 1979. Unleashing the Ideavirus. Seth Godin. Download the book for free from Godin's website [requires Acrobat .pdf ] Godin wants to prove that ideas, like viruses, can become contagious and that information can spread most effectively from customer to customer, rather than from controlling marketer to the customer. He's also selling it in book form for $40 and expects it to sell. Training Complex Cognitive Skills: A Four-Component Instructional Design Model for Technical Training. Jeroen J. G. Van Merrienboer. Educational Technology Publications, June 1997. Art of Memory Francis A. Yates The Cerebral Code: Thinking a Thought in the Mosaics of the Mind. William H. Calvin. Bradford Books, 1998. Conversations With Neil's Brain: The Neural Nature of Thought and Language. William H. Calvin, George A. Ojemann. Perseus Press, 1995. How Brains Think: Evolving Intelligence, Then and Now. William H. Calvin. How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Everyday Genius Michael Gelb. Delacorte Pr 1998. How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life. Thomas Gilovich. Irrationality: Why We Don't Think Straight! Stuart Sutherland. 1994. Judgment Under Uncertainty Daniel Kahneman (Editor), et al. Jump Start Your Brain Doug Hall & David Wecker. 1996. Making Choices: A Recasting of Decision Theory. Frederic Schick. 1997. Memory and Attention: An introduction to human information processing Donald A. Norman, Wiley 1969. <This book is no longer in print, but if you find a copy, get it!> Mindmapping Joyce Wycoff. Berkley Books, 1991. The Muse in the Machine: Computerizing the Poetry of Human Thought. David Hillel Gelernter. Free Press, 1994. The Owner's Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applications from Mind-Brain Research. Pierce J. Howard, Ph.D. Leornian Press, 1994. The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making Scott Plous. McGraw-Hill, 1993. Research on Judgment and Decision Making: Currents, Connections, and Controversies. William M. Goldstein, Robin M. Hogarth (eds). 1997. Teach Yourself To Think Edward de Bono Thinking for a Change Michael J. Gelb. 1996. Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-expanding Technology, 2nd ed. Howard Rheingold. MIT Press, 2000. The original version of this book can be found online at Rheingold.com CommunityGo to more information on Online Community Communities in Cyberspace: Marc A. Smith, Paperback 1998. Providing extensive research and statistics on communities. Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity. Etienne Wenger, 1999. Community of the Future Drucker Foundation, Paperback, 1998 (Hardcover) Net Gain: Expanding Markets Through Virtual Communities John Hagel and Arthur G. Armstrong, 1997. Joy of Conversation: The Complete Guide to Salons Jaida n'ha Sandra. Lens Pub Co., 1997. Hosting Web Communities Cliff Figallo. John Wiley & Sons, Paperback 1998. Want more info on this book? Check out this book's online site. View a review. Interface Culture: How New Technologies Transform the Way We Create and Communicate. Steven Johnson. Paperback 1999. Hardback 1997. The Cluetrain Manifesto. Highlights the conversations and the emerging power of both customer and employee communities. Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier. Howard Rheingold. New York: Addison-Wesley, 1993. Note: This book is hard to find, but the author has an online version available on his web site! New Renaissance: Computers and the Next Level of Civilization. Douglas S. Robertson. 1998. Different Drummer: Community-making and Peace. M. Scott Peck, MD. 2nd Ed. 1998. Interface Culture: How New Technologies Transform the Way We Create and Communicate. San Francisco: Harper, 1997. (Paperback, 1999) Community Building on the Web: Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities. Amy Jo Kim. Addison-Wesley, 1999. Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom. Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt. Paperback, 1999. Creating Learning Communities: A Practical Guide to Winning Support, Organizing for Change, and Implementing Programs. Jodi Levine & Nancy Larson Shapiro. Paperback 1999. See Note with Building Learning Communities (just above). Release 2.1: A Design for Living in the Digital Age. Ester Dyson. Paperback, 1998. (Hardcover 1997. Release 2.0) In the Community of Others: Making Community in the modern world. Claude Whitmyer (ed.) 1993. Call to Connection: Bringing sacred tribal values into modern life. Carole Kammen, Jodi Gold, 1998. Blueprint to the Digital Economy: Wealth Creation in the Era of E-Business. Don Tapscott, Alex Lowy, David Ticoll (Eds.) McGraw-Hill, 1998. (Paperback) Bowling Alone. Robert D. Putnam, 2000. Community Building: What Makes It Work. Paul Mattessich, Barbara Monsey, 1997. Great Good Place. Ray Oldenburg. Education General & Teacher TrainingThe Absorbent Mind Maria Montessori, John Chattin-Mcnichols. From Plato to Piaget: The Greatest Educational Theorists from Across the Centuries and Around the World. William, Ph.D. Cooney, et al. Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paulo Freire, Donaldo P. Macedo (Introduction). Reissue, 2000. Teacher Sylvia Ashton-Warner Teaching from the Heart, Jerold W. Apps, 1996. The Making of an Adult Educator, Malcolm S. Knowles, 1989. To Know As We Are Known: Education As a Spiritual Journey Parker J. Palmer. Total Quality Education: Profiles of Schools that Demonstrate the Power of Deming's Management Principles, Michael J. Schmoker & Richard B. Wilson, 1993. eLearning, Distance Learning, Online Learning and Web-based TrainingBuilding a Web-Based Education System; Colin McCormack, David Jones (Contributor). Paperback with CD-ROM John Wiley & Sons, 1997. The Computer Training Handbook: for Helping People to Learn Technology. Elliot Masie, Rebekah Wolman. 1998. Designing Web-Based Training: How to Teach Anyone Anything Anywhere Anytime. William Horton. 2000. Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations Are Using Technology to Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives. Deborah Schreiber, Zane Berge (eds.). 1998. eLearning: Strategies for Delivering Knowledge in the Digital Age Marc Rosenburg. To be published fall 2000. Engines for Education Roger Shank & Chip Cleary. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., 1995. How to Design Self-Directed and Distance Learning: A Guide for Creators of Web-Based Training, Computer-based Training and Self-Study Materials. Nigel Harrison. Technology-Based Training: The art and science of design, development, and delivery. Kevin Kruse, Jason Keil. 1999.
Web-Based Training: Using Technology to Design Adult Learning Experiences. Margaret Driscoll, Larry Alexander. Hardcover with CD-ROM. Jossey-Bass, 1998. Web-Based Training Cookbook Brandon Hall. Paperback with CD-ROM. John Wiley & Sons, 1997. Learn more about Brandon. Web-Teaching: A Guide to Designing Interactive Teaching for the World Wide Web (Innovations in Science Education and Technology); David W. Brooks Adult Literacy and New Technologies: Tools for a Lifetime, Office of Technology Assessment US Congress, 1993. <out of print> Experiential, Action & Simulation LearningAction Learning: How the World's Top Companies Are Re-creating Their Leaders and Themselves David L. Dotlich, James L. Noel. Jossey-Bass, 1998. Experience & Education. John Dewey. Reprint 1997. I reread this small book at least once a year, every year to reground myself in how people learn and the importance of experience. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. David Kolb The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies are Turning Knowledge Into Action. Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert Sutton. HBSP, 2000. This terrific book addresses action instead of knowing as the key to individual and organizational success. While not specifically called Experiential Education, this book is about nothing else! Do It and Understand: The Bottom Line on Corporate Experiential Learning. Christopher C. Roland, Richard J. Wager, Robert J. Weigand. Kendall/Hunt, 1995. I met the authors of this book in the early 1990s at an AEE conference. At the time, I was quite impressed with their perspective and insight to the field. Many years later, when I stumbled upon this book, I was thrilled to find that the book equally conveyed their depth of knowledge and understanding of experience. The Experience Economy. B. Joseph Pine, James H. Gilmore. HBSP, 1999.� Read an excerpt. Flow: The psychology of optimum experience. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Harper and Row, 1991. Also see Finding flow. Basic Books, 1997. Future: Planning & Strategy
Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Its Inventor. Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Fischetti (Contributor). Harper, September 1999. (Paperback, 2000) Discipline of Market Leaders: Choose your customers, narrow your focus, dominate your market Michael Treacy and Fred Wierseman, Addison-Wesley 1995 Competing for the Future Gary Hamel and C. K. Prahalad, Harvard Business School Paperback 1994 Scenarios: The art of strategic conversation Kees Van der Heijden, Wiley 1996 Future Perfect Stan Davis, Paperback 1997 Learning from the Future: Competitive Foresight Scenarios Liam Fahey (Contributor) and Robert M. Randall (Editor) The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning: Reconceiving roles for planning, plans, and planners. Henry Mintzberg, Free Press 1994. Breakthrough: Everything you need to start a solution revolution Debbe Kennedy, Leadership Solutions Publishing 1998 Future Edge: Discovering the New Paradigms of Success. Joel Arthur Barker. Hardcover, 1992. Link updated 12/18/01 Paradigms: The Business of Discovering the Future. Joel Arthur Barker. Paperback, 1993 Strategic Planning Plus: An Organizational Guide. Roger Kaufman. 1992. Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation Don Tapscott, Hardcover 1997. Being Digital Nicholas Negroponte, Marty Asher (Editor), Paperback 1996. Graphic Design
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works. Erik Spiekermann, E. M. Ginger. January 1993. A classic! The Elements of Typographic Style. Robert Bringhurst. Paperback 1997 The Desktop Publisher's Idea Book: One-Of-A-Kind Projects, Expert Tips, and Hard-To-Find Sources. Chuck Green Roger C. Parker's One-Minute Designer Roger C. Parker. 1997. Coloring Web Graphics.2 Lynda Weinman, Bruce Heavin. New Rider, 1998. Ever get stuck trying to come up with a great color scheme? This book will help you get over it fast. Outstanding examples, helpful suggestions, wonderful tools. CD-ROM with color palettes included. Also see www.lynda.com and www.stink.com. How to Boss Your Fonts Around, 2nd Ed. Robin Williams. Innovation & Creativity
The Creative Priority: Putting Innovation to Work in Your Business Jerry Hirshberg. HarperBusiness, 1999. Paperback. Seeing Differently: Insights on Innovation John Seely Brown (Editor), Harvard Business Press 1997 Uncommon Genius: How Great Ideas Are Born On Creativity David Bohm, Lee Nichol (Editor), Paperback 1998 Creative Whack Pack/Book and Card Deck Roger Von Oech. United States Games Systems, 1993. Also see the Creative Whack pack web site! The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness Tom Peters, Dean LeBaron. Paperback. Vintage Books, 1999. (Hardcover, 1997) Being Digital Nicholas Negroponte, Marty Asher (Editor), Paperback 1996 In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies Tom Peters, et al, Paperback 1988 What will be: How the new world of information will change our lives. Michael Dertouzos, Hardcover, Harper 1997. Diffusion of innovations Everett M. Roger. The classification scheme for adopters of innovative technology has a long history. This is the classic text in the field, now in its fourth edition. The story of the classification of adopters into the categories of "innovators," "early adopters," "early majority," "late majority," and "laggards" is told in Chapter Seven, "Innovativeness and adopter categories," pp. 252-280. This is the source of the categories that Geoffrey Moore used in Crossing the Chasm. Innovation: Breakthrough thinking at 3M, DuPont, GE, Pfizer, and Rubbermaid. R. M. Kanter, K. Kao, and F. Wiersema. (Eds.) New York: HarperBusiness, 1997. Innovation and entrepreneurship: Practice and principles. Peter Drucker. New York: Harper & Row, 1995. Knowledge Management & Information Architecture
If Only We Knew What We Know: The Transfer of Internal Knowledge and Best Practice by Carla O'Dell, Nilly Essaides, C. Jackson Grayson Jr. Harvard Business Review on Knowledge Management Harvard Business Review, Paperback, HBSP 1998 Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know Tom Davenport and Laurence Prusak, Hardcover, Harvard Business School Press 1997 Intellectual Capital: The New Wealth of Organizations Thomas A. Stewart Information Ecology: Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment Tom Davenport and Laurence Prusak, Hardcover, Oxford University Press 1997 The Tree of Knowledge: The biological roots of human understanding Humberto R. Maturana and Francisco J. Varela, Shambhala Publications 1992 Knowledge Creating Company: How Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation Ikujiro Nonaka & Hirotaka Takeuchi, Oxford University Press 1995 The Monster Under the Bed: How Business is Mastering the Opportunity of Knowledge for Profit Stan Davis and Jim Botkin Information Architects Richard Saul Wurman. Watson-Guptill 1997. See an overview of the book. See Wurman's website. Meeting of the Minds: Creating the Market-Based Enterprise. Vincent P. Brabba. HBSP 1995 Knowledge engineering. G. Steven Tuthill. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, 1989. <Out of print, but worth ordering or looking for at your local used bookstore> Knowledge for action. Chris Argyris. Jossey-Bass, 1993. Wellsprings of Knowledge: Building and Sustaining the Sources of Innovation. Dorothy Leonard-Barton. The Knowledge Evolution: Expanding Organizational Intelligence. Verna Allee. Envisioning Information Edward R. Tufte Information Architecture. Rosenberg. O'Reilley & Associates. Learning DisabilitiesGo to a full list of books about learning disabilities and ADD/ADHD The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn. Ronald D. Davis. Learning OrganizationThe Dance of Change Peter M. Senge, et al. Doubleday, 1999. Paperback. The fifth discipline fieldbook. P. Senge, C. Roberts, R. Ross, B. Smith, and A. Kleiner. Doubleday, 1994 Second to None: How our smartest companies put people first Charles Garfield, Paperback 1995 The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. Peter M. Senge. Doubleday, 1990 The Learning Edge: How Smart Managers and Smart Companies Stay Ahead. Calhoun W. Wick and Lu Stanton Le�n. McGraw Hill, 1996. Life and work in a technological society. Sandra Kerka. ERIC Digest No. 147. Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, OSU, 1993. (ED 368 892). Leadership and ManagementGenerations at Work: Managing the Clash of Veterans, Boomers, Xers, and Nexters in Your Workplace Claire Raines, Bob Filipczak, AMACOM, 1999. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving in Roger Fisher and William Ury, Paperback 1991. A must read for all managers. Gung Ho!: Turn on the People in Any Organization Kenneth H. Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles. A beautiful, compelling story with a wonderful message. Leader of the Future: New Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the Next Era Drucker Foundation, Hardcover 1996 (Paperback 1997) Leading at the Edge of Chaos: How to Create the Nimble Organization Daryl R. Conner. Wiley 1998. On Becoming a Leader Warren Bennis. 1994. THE classic. Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise, and Other Bribes Alfie Kohn. 1995. The World According to Peter Drucker Jack Beatty, Peter F. Drucker. 1998. New Economy Business Themes
Post-capitalist Society. Peter Drucker. Harper reprinted, 1994. The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st Century Capitalism. Robert B. Reich. The Cluetrain Manifesto. Highlights the conversations and the emerging power of both customer and employee communities. The Social Life of Information. John Seely Brown and Paul Dugui. Harvard Business School Press, 2000. Flawed Advice and the Management Trap: How Managers Can Know When They're Getting Good Advice and When They're Not. Chris Argyris The New Pioneers: The Men and Women Who Are Transforming the Workplace and Marketplace Thomas Petzinger Jr. Simon & Schuster. 1999. Wall Street Journal columnist, Thomas Petzinger, shows how a new breed of innovative leaders is changing the way successful companies do business through risk-taking entrepreneurism and a return to communitarian values. The Guru Guide: The Best Ideas of the Top Management Thinkers. Joseph H. Boyett. Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage. Bill Jenson. 2000. A great contribution to the business literature. Read some Simpler Bites. Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy Stanley M. Davis, et al. Paperback. Little Brown, 1999. (Hardcover, 1988) Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-tech Products to Mainstream Customers. Geoffrey A. Moore. Updated 1999. Blueprint to the Digital Economy: Wealth Creation in the Era of E-Business. Don Tapscott, Alex Lowy, David Ticoll (Eds.) McGraw-Hill, 1998. (Paperback) The Digital Economy: Promise and Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence (hardcover) Don Tapscott 1995 (paperback Digital Economy, 1997) The Digital Estate: Strategies for Competing, Surviving, and Thriving in an Internetworked World Chuck Martin, et al, Hardcover 1996 Inside the Tornado: Marketing Strategies from Silicon Valley's Cutting Edge (hardcover) Geoffrey A. Moore. 1999, HarperCollins (paperback Inside the Tornado, 1998) Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation Don Tapscott, Hardcover 1997 Rethinking the Future: Rethinking Business, Principles, Competition, Control & Complexity, Leadership, Markets and the World. Rowan Gibson. Thriving on chaos Tom Peters. Harper and Row, 1987. Organization of the Future (Drucker Foundation Future Series) Drucker Foundation. 1997. Great collection of insights from business leaders and thinkers. The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism Richard Sennett, Norton 1998. Business Week review. Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian Net Future: The 7 Cybertrends That Will Drive Your Business, Create New Wealth, and Define Your Future. Chuck Martin. Enterprise One to One: Tools for Competing in the Interactive Age. Don Peppers, Martha Rogers. Customers.Com: How to Create a Profitable Business Strategy for the Internet and Beyond Patricia B. Seybold, Ronni Marshak Times Books. Hardcover, 1998. Management Challenges for the 21st Century Peter Drucker. HarperBusiness, 1999. Customer Service on the Internet: Building Relationships, Increasing Loyalty, and Staying Competitive. Jim Sterne. Hardcover, 1996 Unleashing the Killer App Digital Strategies for Market Dominance. Larry Downes, et al. Real Time: Preparing for the Age of the Never Satisfied Customer. Regis McKenna. Burn Rate: How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet. Michael Wolff. Touchstone Books, 1999. Frontiers of Management: Where Tomorrow's Decisions Are Being Shaped Today Peter Drucker. Penguin USA, 1999. Paperback. Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy. Philip Evans, Thomas S. Wurster. HBSP, 1999. E-Business: Roadmap for Success Ravi Kalakota, Marcia Robinson. Addison-Wesley, 1999. JobShift: How To Prosper In A Workplace Without Jobs. William Bridges. Perseus Books, 1994. Creating You & Co.: Learn To Think Like The CEO of Your Own Career. William Bridges. Perseus Books, 1997. Managing Transitions: Making The Most of Change. William Bridges. 1991, Perseus Books Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes. William Bridges. 1988, Perseus Books The Witch Doctors, John Micklethwait & Adrian Wooldridge, 1997 The Guru Guide, Joseph Boyett & Jimmie Boyett, 1998 The Ultimate Business Library, 50 Books That Shaped Management Thinking, Stuart Crainer, 1997 Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal With Change in Your Work and in Your Life Spencer Johnson, Ken Blanchard. Putnam, 1998. Hardcover First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman. Simon & Schuster, 1999. Hardcover. Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers Into Friends, and Friends into Customers Seth Godin, Don Peppers. Simon & Schuster, 1999. Hardcover. The Brand You: 50 Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion! Tom Peters. Knopf , 1999. Hardcover. Business @ the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System Bill Gates, Collins Hemingway (Contributor) Warner Books, 1999. Hardcover The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox. North River, 2nd Ed. 1992. Paperback. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras. Harperbusiness, 1997. Paperback The Experience Economy B. Joseph Pine, et al HBSP, 199. Hardcover. Productivity and Performance ImprovementThe Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton (Contributor), Harvard Business Press 1996. Coaching for Performance: People Skills for Professionals, 2nd edition. John Whitmore. Nicholas Brealey, 1996. This is the book on coaching I recommend to people most frequently. First Things Fast: A Handbook for Performance Analysis. Allison. Rosset. 1998 Handbook of Human Performance Technology: Improving Individual and Organizational Performance Worldwide, 2nd Ed. Harold D. Stolovitch, Erica J. Keeps (eds.) ISPI. 1999. Made in America: Regaining the Productivity Edge. Michael L. Dertouzos. MIT Press, 1989. In the Mind's Eye: Enhancing Human Performance. Daniel Druckman, Robert A. Bjork (eds.) National Research Council, 1991. Paperback.  Peak Performers: The New Heroes of American Business. Charles A. Garfield. 1991. Performance Consulting Moving Beyond Training . Dana Gaines Robinson, James Robinson. 1996. The Trouble With Computers: Usefulness, Usability, and Productivity Thomas K. Landauer, Paperback. Self-Help Type Stuff that Doesn't Fit ElsewhereSelf-Help Stuff That Works. Adam Khan. A no-nonsense collection of principles that cross many themes. (added 5/23/02) Training BusinessCorporate Universities: Lessons in Building a World-Class Work Force Jeanne C. Meister. Irwin Professional Pub. Hardcover. Revised, 1998. Figuring Things Out: A Trainer's Guide to Task, Needs, and Organizational Analysis. Ron Zemke, Thomas Kramlinger (con.) 1998. Running Training Like a Business: Delivering Unmistakable Value. David Van Adelsberg, Edward A. Trolley; Hardcover. Berrett-Koehler, 1999. Take an assessment from Forum. Transfer of Training: Action-Packed Strategies to Ensure High Payoff from Training Investments; Mary L. Broad, John W. Newstrom The Business Traveler's World Guide (1st Ed) Cooking Without A Kitchen Peter Mazonson. Spiral-bound. 1999. A coffee maker cookbook User Interface, Web Design, Human Factors & UsabilityAbout Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design. Alan Cooper. IDG Books Worldwide, 1995. The Design of Everyday Things Donald A. Norman. Currency Doubleday, 1990 reissue (former title Psychology of Everday Things). Designing Business: Multiple Media, Multiple Disciplines. Clement Mok. Book and CD-ROM, 1996. Designing Websites With Authority: Secrets of an Information Architect. Jakob Nielsen. 1998. The Desktop Publisher's Idea Book: One-Of-A-Kind Projects, Expert Tips, and Hard-To-Find Sources. Chuck Green
Interactivity by Design: Creating & Communicating With New Media. Ray Kristof, Amy Satran. 1995 The Invisible Computer Why good products can fail, the personal computer is so complex, and information appliances are the solution. Donald A. Norman. 1998. Memory and Attention: An introduction to human information processing. Donald A. Norman. Wiley 1969. <This book is no longer in print, but if you find a copy, get it!> Multimedia and Hypertext: The Internet and Beyond. Jakob Nielsen. 1995 Timeless Way of Building Christopher Alexander. Tog on Interface Bruce Tognazzini. A classic with a wonderful question/answer format. The Trouble With Computers: Usefulness, Usability, and Productivity. Thomas K. Landauer. Usability Engineering Jakob Nielsen. Very best book on Usability, worth reading often. Visual Interface Design for Windows Virginia Howlett. Clearly written, beautifully illustrated. Writing, Reading, and SpeakingAdios, Strunk and White: A Handbook for the New Academic Essay. Gary Hoffman. Go Ahead, Proof It! K. D. Sullivan Money Talks: How to Make a Million As a Speaker. Alan Weiss. Super Reading Secrets. Howard Stephen Berg. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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