New Releases by Dan Heath

From Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, comes The Myth of the Garage: And Other Minor Surprises, a collection of the authors’ best columns for Fast Company magazine—16 pieces in all, plus a previously unpublished piece entitled “The Future Fails Again.” In Myth, the Heath brothers tackle some of the most (and least) important issues in the modern business world: • Why you should never buy another mutual fund (“The Horror of Mutual Funds”) • Why your gut may be more ethical than your brain (“In Defense of Feelings”) • How to communicate with numbers in a way that changes decisions (“The Gripping Statistic”) • Why the “Next Big Thing” often isn’t (“The Future Fails Again”) • Why you may someday pay $300 for a pair of socks (“The Inevitability of $300 Socks”) • And 12 others . . . Punchy, entertaining, and full of unexpected insights, the collection is the perfect companion for a short flight (or a long meeting).

Proč je tak těžké provést nějakou výraznější změnu? Proč se změně k lepšímu lidé tolik brání, anebo v lepším případě "jen neudělají nic"? Je to lenost, zvyk, slabá vůle? S touto knihou naučíte Davida porazit Goliáše, holýma rukama rozjet vlak, chytrou myšlenkou změnit svět! Chip a Dan Heathovi tvrdí, že hlavní překážkou uskutečnění změn je konflikt mezi racionálním a emocionálním myšlením, tichý boj šestitunového slona (emoce a instinkty) s jezdcem (rozumem). Kniha ukazuje, že všechny úspěšné změny vykazují stejnou strukturu, stejné schéma, pomocí něhož i vy můžete provést změny, které jsou pro vás důležité – ať se snažíte změnit celý svět, nebo jen svůj vlastní obvod v pase.

“Más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer”. Éste es uno de nuestros dichos más populares. ¿Padecemos una resistencia natural al cambio? ¿Por qué nos oponemos a cualquier modificación de nuestra rutina diaria, de nuestros hábitos y costumbres? Lo cierto es que, a pesar de que a lo largo de nuestra vida aceptamos cambios cruciales, tales como el matrimonio, los hijos, la incorporación a las nuevas tecnologías o los desafíos de nuevos empleos, algunos hábitos nos resultan innegociables y, por más que queramos, no conseguimos erradicarlos. En resumen, hay cambios fáciles y cambios extremadamente difíciles: ¿en qué se diferencian? Los psicólogos han demostrado que existen dos mecanismos distintos de toma de decisiones en nuestro cerebro: el racional y el emocional. El primero es lógico, estratégico, reflexivo, y el segundo es intuitivo e impulsivo. Uno quiere un cuerpo escultural y aprovechar el tiempo para aprender idiomas, y el otro quiere comerse una tarta y ver un rato la televisión. El racional se opone con firmeza a cualquier cambio en la rutina, el emocional ansía tener siempre nuevos retos. Chip Heath y su hermano Dan, dos reconocidos especialistas en comportamiento organizacional, nos explican cómo alinear estos dos mecanismos cerebrales, ambos igual de importantes para que, tras nuestros infructuosos intentos, los cambios nos sean más placenteros y obtengamos mejores resultados de ellos. Con un estilo ameno y agradable y con una sólida exposición argumental, los autores nos resumen décadas de investigación en psicología, sociología y otras disciplinas científicas para explicarnos cómo podemos efectuar un cambio transformador en nuestras vidas. Si llevas tiempo intentando cambiar de hábitos sin conseguirlo, éste libro se convertirá en tu mejor aliado y compañero de ruta.

In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. "Switch" shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline.

Traditional Chinese edition of Switch: How to Change Things when Change Is Hard. Dan and Chip Heath, the authors of "Made to Stick," tell stories of people and organizations who overcame the seemingly insurmountable hurdles to make changes they know they should. In Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that''s built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems - the rational mind and the emotional mind—that compete for control. The rational mind wants a great beach body; the emotional mind wants that Oreo cookie. The rational mind wants to change something at work; the emotional mind loves the comfort of the existing routine. This tension can doom a change effort - but if it is overcome, change can come quickly. In Switch, the Heaths show how everyday people - employees and managers, parents and nurses - have united both minds and, as a result, achieved dramatic results: • The lowly medical interns who managed to defeat an entrenched, decades-old medical practice that was endangering patients • The home-organizing guru who developed a simple technique for overcoming the dread of housekeeping • The manager who transformed a lackadaisical customer-support team into service zealots by removing a standard tool of customer service In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. Switch shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline.

Un libro provocativo y sorprendente que revolucionará la forma de comunicar las ideas. Un viaje trepidante por historias de éxito (y fracaso) que muestra las reglas, y cómo aplicarlas, para conseguir que nuestros mensajes duren y se recuerden para siempre.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The instant classic about why some ideas thrive, why others die, and how to make your ideas stick. “Anyone interested in influencing others—to buy, to vote, to learn, to diet, to give to charity or to start a revolution—can learn from this book.”—The Washington Post 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 news stories circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas—entrepreneurs, teachers, politicians, and journalists—struggle to make them “stick.” In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan 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. Along the way, 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 will transform the way you communicate. 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.

Beschrijving van een benadering om ideeën, commercieel of anderszins, te laten aanslaan bij een groot publiek.