June 2021
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 30m
English
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References
Chapter 1: Resistance to Reinvention
- 90% of people won't change, Edward Miller, former CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine: Change or Die (Regan, 2007) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Change-Die-Three-Keys-Work/dp/0061373672/
- Causes of death: https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/how-many-people-die-each-day-covid-19-coronavirus/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Medawar
Chapter 2: Kintsugi Thinking
- Jeff Bezos 2015 letter to shareholders https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312516530910/d168744dex991.htm
- Diana Kander: Professional AF S3 | E8: The Amazon Fire Phone with Ian Freed https://dianakander.com/podcast/
Chapter 3: S Curves: A Framework for Permanent Reinvention
- Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition – Everett M. Rogers, 17 Nov. 2003
- Disrupt Yourself, With a New Introduction: Master Relentless Change and Speed Up Your Learning Curve - Whitney Johnson, Harvard Business Review Press; Illustrated edition (2019)
- The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail – Clayton M. Christensen, Harvard Business Review Press
- https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/25/the-alexa-skills-store-now-has-more-than-100000-voice-apps/
- Jamie Dimon quote: https://reports.jpmorganchase.com/investor-relations/2019/ar-ceo-letters.htm
- John F. Kennedy's State of the Union address, January 11, 1962: https://youtu.be/QDuEjZ3tSQM?t=224
- Stall Points: Most Companies Stop Growing Yours Doesn't Have To – Matthew S. Olson ...
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