{"product_id":"prisoners-of-hope-how-engineers-and-others-get-lift-for-innovating-9781449728267","title":"Prisoners of Hope: How Engineers and Others Get Lift for Innovating","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrisoners of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e opens a unique window into the minds and hearts of engineers, revealing two characteristics that every successful innovator must have--faith and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteering clear of spiritual clichés, \u003cem\u003ePrisoners of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e provides practical insights and fresh accounts of innovators doing what they do best.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanny Vincent writes his book from his thirty years' experience as facilitator, coach, and \"midwife\" of corporate innovating. He draws useful parallels between two seemingly different worlds of science and faith. Prior to working with companies like Hewlett-Packard, Sony Electronics, British Telecom, Rockwell, Weyerhaeuser or Whirlpool, Lanny was an ordained Presbyterian minister. From his early experiences within the research and development department of the company, Kimberly-Clark, the author saw familiar patterns among innovating scientists and engineers--faith patterns studied in a completely different context years before.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrisoners of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e is filled with firsthand accounts of what really happens in the messy, serendipitous process of innovation, and how engineers use faith as their \"silent partner.\" Richly woven with the threads of current experience and ancient wisdom, \u003cem\u003ePrisoners\u003c\/em\u003e makes explicit what innovators do naturally to bring their vision to the marketplace--done largely on the wings of faith and hope. The author's reinterpretations of biblical stories such as David and Goliath, Moses' burning bush, and Abraham's aborted sacrifice of Isaac, will help you see the mysteries of faith in action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an inspiring description of how innovators use these patterns to get the lift they need for innovating, and a practical play on the power and potential of faith. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFind out how innovators get lift. You will get it too.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A cohesive laminate of logic on innovation\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e - Doug Gilmour, artist, advertising veteran, Clif Bar \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[It] reconnected me with the fundamental power of faith and belief.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Bruce Beihoff, inventor, technologist, systems modeler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2224048\"\u003eLanny Vincent\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781449728267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144972826X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WestBow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44432839901421,"sku":"9781449728267","price":28.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4e1d9a05-611e-4f5c-9447-ac813e3e4232.jpg?v=1700049537","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/prisoners-of-hope-how-engineers-and-others-get-lift-for-innovating-9781449728267","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}