Saturday, June 23, 2007

7: The Ten Faces of Innovation, Tom Kelley and Jonathan Littman

More of the same, really. Seemed even fluffier than the first one on occasion. Maybe Kelley has run out of things to say? Several of the personae seemed to be described in four sentences, filled out to a full chapter for no particularly good reason. The case studies and anecdotes were the best part of the book.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

6: The Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley with Jonathan Littman

Very businessy and sometimes "Rah-Rah We're So Great" preachy. The writing is simple, not in the gorgeous Hemingway fashion, but in the hollow, sports metaphor laden, airline magazine way. Shame.