by Soren Kaplan is a very helpful book for the professionals seeking ways to achieve breakthroughs in their businesses. Generally, surprises are abhorred in everyday life as very few are genuinely the pleasant ones. No wonder in business world, such surprises always need to be avoided as per the conventional thinking.
The beauty of the author's idea is to look forward to and embrace these very surprises to build breakthrough innovations. Not that the idea is completely new. Many ventures have been built and expanded leveraging this fact, notably Apple. In fact, the author brings many quotes from Apple's Steve Jobs to drive his points. He also has done painstaking research on many small, unknown, yet highly successful breakthrough organizations.
His LEAPS (Listen, Explore, Act, Persist and Seize) framework snugly fits at various stages of breakthrough innovations 'Leapfrogging Cycle'. The LEAPS framework provides great help for the professionals pursuing breakthrough innovations.
The Leapfrogging Cycle resembles Geoffrey Moore's Technology Adoption Curve proposed in his groundbreaking book, Crossing the Chasm. Geoffrey Moore followed up the book with many successful books with additional in-depth ideas. These books are Inside the Tornado, Dealing with Darwin and the latest being The Escape Velocity.
The Leapfrogging Cycle resembles Geoffrey Moore's Technology Adoption Curve proposed in his groundbreaking book, Crossing the Chasm. Geoffrey Moore followed up the book with many successful books with additional in-depth ideas. These books are Inside the Tornado, Dealing with Darwin and the latest being The Escape Velocity.
Though there has been literature available on start ups, especially, The Lean Startup, Soren Kaplan's book stands apart on the LEAPS framework. The framework is simple; fits nicely on the 'Leapfrogging Curve',
The simplicity of the framework works well with busy executives. Additionally, the framework is more about 'How to do' and 'what to do' than the description. Thus it helps in operationalizing the ideas faster. The illustrations and case studies are refreshingly new. He also follows up with guidelines at the end of each chapter to serve as the work book to practice.
The simplicity of the framework works well with busy executives. Additionally, the framework is more about 'How to do' and 'what to do' than the description. Thus it helps in operationalizing the ideas faster. The illustrations and case studies are refreshingly new. He also follows up with guidelines at the end of each chapter to serve as the work book to practice.
Go ahead read the books, practice and create. And launch highly successful breakthrough ventures!
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