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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Mark Twain once observed, ?A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.? His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas?business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others?struggle to make their ideas ?stick.?

Why do some ideas thrive while others die? And how do we improve the chances of worthy ideas? In Made to Stick, accomplished educators and idea collectors Chip and Dan Heath tackle head-on these vexing questions. Inside, the brothers Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain ways to make ideas stickier, such as applying the ?human scale principle,? using the ?Velcro Theory of Memory,? and creating ?curiosity gaps.?

In this indispensable guide, we discover that sticky messages of all kinds?from the infamous ?kidney theft ring? hoax to a coach?s lessons on sportsmanship to a vision for a new product at Sony?draw their power from the same six traits.

Made to Stick is a book that will transform the way you communicate ideas. It?s a fast-paced tour of success stories (and failures)?the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who drank a glass of bacteria to prove a point about stomach ulcers; the charities who make use of ?the Mother Teresa Effect?; the elementary-school teacher whose simulation actually prevented racial prejudice. Provocative, eye-opening, and often surprisingly funny, Made to Stick shows us the vital principles of winning ideas?and tells us how we can apply these rules to making our own messages stick. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-06-2009; It is an awesome read. No leader should be without it!; A must have book for every leader, for every teacher, for every student, for every employee, for every salesperson, for anyone who wants to get their ideas accepted. It is a book that gives you solid advice in a manner that you will...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-13-2009; Six Principles are Fundamental to Viral Philosophy; "WOW! Love spreading the six principles to the seminars I give on how to make your message memorable! Following the methodology of how urban legends fly and are remembered, the Heath brothers present the principles as the easiest way to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-04-2009; stickiness examined and explained; book was very informative and interesting. helps with getting a perspective on how to "sell" your ideas and counter misinformation that seems to be spreading more and more rapidly every day.also very good for understanding and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-31-2009; Sticky is sticky!; I had my incoming MBA class read this book before the first day of class. Their first assignment was to introduce themselves in a two-minute "Sticky Introduction" using the concepts from the book. The introductions were much better than...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-06-2009; It is an awesome read. No leader should be without it!; A must have book for every leader, for every teacher, for every student, for every employee, for every salesperson, for anyone who wants to get their ideas accepted. It is a book that gives you solid advice in a manner that you will...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-04-2008; Good ideas but why a whole thick book?; How do you communicate so that the message is remembered? The authors have many good ideas. The question is broad so anyone can take something away from the book. You don't have to be a marketer or Powerpoint presenter to get value of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-13-2009; Kindle version NOT the current version; An important note for potential Kindle version purchasers: as of mid-July 2009 the Kindle version of "Made to Stick" is not the 'current' 2008 version of the book but the original 2007 version. Thus a new chapter in the back of the book...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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