02215cam a2200325 a 450000100190000000500170001900800410003601000150007702000430009202000400013502000260017502000230020102000380022402000350026203500330029703500190033003500210034904000720037004100120044205000230045410000410047724500890051826000350060730000420064250400510068450502790073552008300101465000240184465000210186899110584616700619620260305145515.0101122s2011    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a2010046641  a9781439170427 (hardcover : alk. paper)  a1439170428 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z9781439170441 (ebook)  z1439170444 (ebook)  a9781439170434 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a1439170436 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a(UTL)8293565-01utoronto_inst  a(SIRSI)8293565  a(OCoLC)646113003  aDLCcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdYDXCPdUPZdORXdVP@dBWXdCDXdIHVdMLYdBDX  aEnglish00aHF5386b.S546 2011  aSims, Peter - (Peter E.)q(Peter E.)10aLittle bets b: how breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries c/ Peter Sims.  aNew York :bFree Press,c2011.  avii, 213 p. :billustrations,c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aBig bets versus little bets — The growth mind-set — Failing quickly to learn fast — The genius of play — Problems are the new solutions — Questions are the new answers — Learning a little from a lot — Learning a lot from a little — Small wins — Conclusion.  aHow did Pixar go from producing CAT scan images to winning Oscars?

How did Steve Jobs turn Apple into a world-beating company?

How does Amazon's culture encourage innovation?

How can you find the creative solutions demanded by our ever-changing world?

The answer, according to renowned business thought-leader Peter Sims, is LITTLE BETS. In these fast-moving times, it's next to impossible to predict what's around the corner, and harder still to formulate a foolproof plan to deal with it. Truly innovative companies, Sims argues, don't get caught up in projections and predictions. Instead, they embrace uncertainty, take a chance, fail quickly and learn fast.

This method has formulated thousands of modern advances, from Google's PageRank to Starbucks coffee shops - if you harness its power, what could you achieve? 0aSuccess in business 0aCreative ability