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Brothers Chip and Dan Heath, inspired by Malcom Gladwell's THE TIPPING POINT, examine the qualities that help ideas spread, thrive, and be remembered. Using a variety of anecdotes and psychological research, they define the fundamental characteristics of "sticky" stories, the ones that embed in our minds and play a role in the culture., 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." In this fast-paced tour of success stories (and failures), 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. This book that will transform the way you communicate ideas.--From publisher description.
| Size | | Length: | 291 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"....an entertaining, practical guide to effective communication. Fun to read and solidly researched, this book deserves a wide readership." (starred review)
(10/16/2006)
"MADE TO STICK summons plenty of brain science, social history, and behavioral psychology to explain what makes an idea winning and memorable--and the Heaths do the telling with beautiful clarity.
But they've also learned their own most important lesson: They know that with ideas it's not the telling but the showing that counts, so they've filled their book with stories that illustrate their theories."
(02/23/2007)
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