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Made to stick why some ideas take hold and others come unstuck

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: New York Random House 2007.Description: 291 p. 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780099505693
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 302.13 $2 18
Partial contents:
Introduction: What sticks? -- 1. Simple -- 2. Unexpected -- 3. Concrete -- 4. Credible -- 5. Emotional -- 6. Stories -- Epilogue: What sticks.
Summary: 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? Educators and idea collectors 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. This book will help the way you communicate ideas.
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Book London Staff library STAFF HEATH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30077480

Introduction: What sticks? -- 1. Simple -- 2. Unexpected -- 3. Concrete -- 4. Credible -- 5. Emotional -- 6. Stories -- Epilogue: What sticks.

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? Educators and idea collectors 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. This book will help the way you communicate ideas.