Innovator’s Reference Library

Instant access to over 60 summaries of the greatest titles ever written on the subject of innovation.

Innovator’s Reference Library

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This is a complete electronic library of the greatest titles ever written on the subject of innovation. It provides instant access to the best ideas from the most respected minds in innovation, including Gary Hamel, Robert Sutton, Warren Bennis, and over 40 others. And it features super concise, forty-five-minute audio versions of each best-seller for easy iPod listening.

Innovator’s Reference LibraryWhat are the 2 most important things to know about the Innovator's Reference Library?

  • This library consists of over 60 of the best business titles on innovation. Using the summary format, AudioTech removes all the fluff and condenses them down to the essential points of the book.
  • Each book is available as a 45-minute audio (mp3 & iTunes) and a pdf transcript (where applicable) in the members area.

Here are the summaries currently available in the library (This list will grow as new titles are added):

10 Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution 10 Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution
by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
22 Immutable Laws of Branding: How to Build a Product or Service into a World-Class Brand 22 Immutable Laws of Branding: How to Build a Product or Service into a World-Class Brand
by Al Ries & Laura Ries
24/7 Innovation: A Blueprint for Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Change 24/7 Innovation: A Blueprint for Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Change
by Stephen M. Shapiro
All the Right Moves: A Guide to Crafting Breakthrough Strategy All the Right Moves: A Guide to Crafting Breakthrough Strategy
by Constantinos C. Markides
Blindsided: How to Spot the Next Breakthrough That Will Change Your Business Blindsided: How to Spot the Next Breakthrough That Will Change Your Business
by Jim Harris
Borrowing Brilliance: The Six Steps to Business Innovation by Building on the Ideas of Others Borrowing Brilliance: The Six Steps to Business Innovation by Building on the Ideas of Others
by David Kord Murray
Break from the Pack: How to Compete in a Copycat Economy Break from the Pack: How to Compete in a Copycat Economy
by Oren Harari
Breakthrough Business Results with MVT: A Fast, Cost-Free, “Secret Weapon” for Boosting Sales, Cutting Expenses, and Improving Any Business Process Breakthrough Business Results with MVT: A Fast, Cost-Free, “Secret Weapon” for Boosting Sales, Cutting Expenses, and Improving Any Business Process
by Charles Holland with David Cochran
Breakthrough: How Great Companies Set Outrageous Objectives and Achieve Them Breakthrough: How Great Companies Set Outrageous Objectives and Achieve Them
by Bill Davidson
Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur
Creating the Innovation Culture: Leveraging Visionaries, Dissenters & Other Useful Troublemakers Creating the Innovation Culture: Leveraging Visionaries, Dissenters & Other Useful Troublemakers
by Frances Horibe
Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System To Drive Breakthrough Creativity Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System To Drive Breakthrough Creativity
by Josh Linkner
Driving Growth Through Innovation Driving Growth Through Innovation
by Robert B. Tucker
Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible
by Daniel Burrus with John David Mann
FutureThink: How to Think Clearly in a Time of Change FutureThink: How to Think Clearly in a Time of Change
by Edie Weiner and Arnold Brown
Heads Up: How to Anticipate Business Surprises and Seize Opportunities First Heads Up: How to Anticipate Business Surprises and Seize Opportunities First
by Kenneth McGee
How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Companies Innovate How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Companies Innovate
by Andrew Hargadon
How Companies Win: Profiting From Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You How Companies Win: Profiting From Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You're In
by Rick Kash & David Calhoun
Innovation That Fits: Moving Beyond the Fads to Choose the RIGHT Innovation Strategy for Your Business Innovation That Fits: Moving Beyond the Fads to Choose the RIGHT Innovation Strategy for Your Business
by Michael D. Lord, J. Donald deBethizy, and Jeffrey D. Wager
Innovation X: Why a Company’s Toughest Problems Are Its Greatest Advantage Innovation X: Why a Company’s Toughest Problems Are Its Greatest Advantage
by Adam Richardson
Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Corporate Creativity Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Corporate Creativity
by John Kao
Juice: The Creative Fuel That Drives World-Class Inventors Juice: The Creative Fuel That Drives World-Class Inventors
by Evan I. Schwartz
Jumping the Curve: Innovation and Strategic Choice in an Age of Transition Jumping the Curve: Innovation and Strategic Choice in an Age of Transition
by Nicholas Imparato & Oren Harari
Lateral Marketing: New Techniques for Finding Breakthrough Ideas Lateral Marketing: New Techniques for Finding Breakthrough Ideas
by Philip Kotler and Fernando Trias de Bes
Leading the Revolution: How to Thrive in Turbulent Times by Making Innovation a Way of Life Leading the Revolution: How to Thrive in Turbulent Times by Making Innovation a Way of Life
by Gary Hamel
Learning from the Future: Competitive Foresight Scenarios Learning from the Future: Competitive Foresight Scenarios
by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall
Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries
by Peter Sims
Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
by Warren Bennis & P.W. Biederman
Patterns of High Performance: Discovering the Ways People Work Best Patterns of High Performance: Discovering the Ways People Work Best
by Jerry L. Fletcher
Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming, and How to Prevent Them Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming, and How to Prevent Them
by Max H. Bazerman, Michael D. Watkins
Prove It Before You Promote It: How to Take the Guesswork Out of Marketing Prove It Before You Promote It: How to Take the Guesswork Out of Marketing
by Steve Cuno
Radical Innovation: How Mature Companies Can Outsmart Upstarts Radical Innovation: How Mature Companies Can Outsmart Upstarts
by Richard Leifer, Christopher M. McDermott, Gina Colarelli O'Connor, Lois S. Peters, Mark P. Rice, and Robert W. Veryzer
Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution
by Michael Hammer and James Champy
Reinventing the Business: Preparing Today’s Enterprise for Tomorrow’s Technology Reinventing the Business: Preparing Today’s Enterprise for Tomorrow’s Technology
by Roy L. Harmon
Rethink: A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation Rethink: A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation
by Ric Merrifield
Seeing What’s Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change Seeing What’s Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change
by Erik A. Roth, Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony
Serious Play: How the World’s Best Companies Simulate to Innovate Serious Play: How the World’s Best Companies Simulate to Innovate
by Michael Schrage
Service Innovation: How To Go From Customer Needs To Breakthrough Services Service Innovation: How To Go From Customer Needs To Breakthrough Services
by Lance A. Bettancourt
Shake That Brain!: How to Create Winning Solutions and Have Fun While You’re At It Shake That Brain!: How to Create Winning Solutions and Have Fun While You’re At It
by Joel Saltzman
Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions
by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa
Technotrends: How to Use Technology to Go Beyond Your Competition Technotrends: How to Use Technology to Go Beyond Your Competition
by Daniel Burrus
The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm
by Tom Kelley
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Revised and Updated 5th Anniversary Edition: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Revised and Updated 5th Anniversary Edition: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits
by C.K. Prahalad
The Global Brain: Your Roadmap for Innovating Faster and Smarter in a Networked World The Global Brain: Your Roadmap for Innovating Faster and Smarter in a Networked World
by Satish Nambisan and Mohanbir Sawhney
The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine… And What Smart Companies Are Doing About It The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine… And What Smart Companies Are Doing About It
by Cynthia Barton Rabe
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success
by Carmine Gallo
The Innovator The Innovator's Way: Essential Practices for Successful Innovation
by Peter J. Denning and Robert Dunham
The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
by Clayton M. Christensen
The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
by Clayton M. Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman, M.D. and Jason Hwang, M.D.
The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor
The Innovator’s Toolkit: 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic Growth The Innovator’s Toolkit: 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic Growth
by David Silverstein, Philip Samuel, and Neil DeCarlo
The Leader’s Edge: 5 Skills of Breakthrough Thinking The Leader’s Edge: 5 Skills of Breakthrough Thinking
by Guy Hale
The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures
by Frans Johansson
The New Age of Innovation: Driving Co-Created Value Through Global Networks The New Age of Innovation: Driving Co-Created Value Through Global Networks
by C.K. Prahalad and M.S. Krishnan
The Next Economy: Will You Know Where Your Customers Are? The Next Economy: Will You Know Where Your Customers Are?
by Elliott Ettenberg
The Owner’s Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applications from Mind-Brain Research The Owner’s Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applications from Mind-Brain Research
by Pierce J. Howard
The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow’s Profits The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow’s Profits
by Adrian J. Slywotzky & David J. Morrison
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations
by James Surowiecki
The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization
by Jon R. Katzenbach & Douglas K. Smith
Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs
by Craig Stull, Phil Myers, and David Meerman Scott
Value Migration: How to Think Several Moves Ahead of the Competition Value Migration: How to Think Several Moves Ahead of the Competition
by Adrian J. Slywotzky
Wal-Smart: What It Really Takes to Profit in a Wal-Mart World Wal-Smart: What It Really Takes to Profit in a Wal-Mart World
by William H. Marquard
Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity
by Avinash Kaushik
Weird Ideas That Work: 11 1/2 Practices for Promoting, Managing, and Sustaining Innovation Weird Ideas That Work: 11 1/2 Practices for Promoting, Managing, and Sustaining Innovation
by Robert I. Sutton
What Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation To Create Breakthrough Products And Services What Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation To Create Breakthrough Products And Services
by Anthony Ulwick
Why Not? How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small Why Not? How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small
by Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres
World Out of Balance: Navigating Global Risks to Seize Competitive Advantage World Out of Balance: Navigating Global Risks to Seize Competitive Advantage
by Paul A. Laudicina