Lightning in a Bottle Book

"Once you have caught Lightning in a Bottle, you will never look at `new ideas' the same way again. David Minter and Mike Reid have developed a model with the potential to create immediate value for your company or organization." --H. Wayne Huizenga, founder and former chairman and CEO, Blockbuster Inc; owner, Miami Dolphins David Minter and Michael Reid know innovation. For more than 25 years, they have contributed to the growth of such companies as Dole, Viacom, Sony and Einstein Bagels. Recently, they helped develop Blockbuster's groundbreaking "No Late Fees" campaign. Lightning in a Bottle presents Minter and Reid's simple seven-step system for creating ideas that work-one that improves new-product success rates from the standard one in 10 to one in two or better. Lightning in a Bottle also explains the top 10 reasons ideas fail, plus the dirty secrets of the research world, such as: Why focus groups don't work for new products How market segmentation is often a sham Why brainstorming in not effective in creating great new products In the tradition of Execution and Good to Great, Lightning in a Bottle is the new must-have guide for business leaders.Read More