{"product_id":"the-business-playground-where-creativity-and-commerce-collide","title":"The Business Playground: Where Creativity and Commerce Collide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Business Playground is \"the\" definitive guide to creativity and innovation Written by musician\/entrepreneur Dave Stewart and branding expert Mark Simmons  \"The Business Playground\" offers a revealing look at what creativity is and how to apply it in business through an inspiring mix of scientific studies  anecdotes  high-profile interviews  and thought-provoking games that you can play alone or with your co-workers. \"The Business Playground\" is not your average business book. Former Eurythmics band member Dave Stewart turns on his rock and roll charm with personal  inspirational stories from his own career as well as interviews with such innovative and influential thinkers as Mick Jagger  Microsoft s Paul Allen  and Twitter s Evan Williams. The legendary Sir Richard Branson makes a guest appearance as the author of the book s foreword where he sets the tone for this quirky  fun  emminently useful guide to creative business thinking. Whether you re running a one-man show or heading up a multinational corporation  you ll discover new techniques for finding and harnessing your creative abilities and putting them to work for your business in this entertaining book. \"The Business Playground\" includes real-world examples of innovation in action  as well as substantial and practical techniques that you can use immediately to aid in creative thinking and problem solving. Play the games at the end of each chapter and you ll learn how Ask the right questions so you can find the right answers Rediscover  train  and utilize your innate creative abilities Conduct the perfect brainstorm yes  such a thing really does exist Create a work culture that s conducive to creativity Help people collaborate with others within and outside of the organization Kill ideas that aren t working before they waste too much time and too many resources In his foreword Sir Richard Branson says  Dave and Mark s enthusiasm for creativity and how it can be applied in business leaps off every page. \"The Business Playground\" will bring out the creative child inside all of us and I can t imagine many readers being left uninspired to try it out for themselves. Their mix of insights about creativity  revealing examples  anecdotes  interviews with creative thinkers  and games make for an entertaining and informative read. If you get half as much out of this book as I did  you re in for quite a treat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959884738613,"sku":"ByrdShop_032172058X","price":60.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780321720580.jpg?v=1770377997","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-business-playground-where-creativity-and-commerce-collide","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}