The Proximity Paradox: How to Create Distance from Business as Usual and Do Something Truly Innovative - Softcover

Varricchio, Alex; May, Kiirsten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1770415327 ISBN 13: 9781770415324

Verlag: ECW Press,Canada, 2020

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Reviews, excerpts, and/or interviews in business management and advertising industry publications, print and digitalReview and interview coverage in major dailies across North AmericaLinkedIn advertisingSocial media rollout sharing tips from the bookPartnership with authors and their marketing agency on all promotional efforts Short DescriptionKiirsten May and Alex Varricchio, founders of UpHouse Inc., explore how innovation is often derailed by roadblocks related to execution, and provide exercises, strategies, and solutions to help businesses create space between two often-competing imperatives.Sales and Market BulletsThe authors’ marketing agency, UpHouse Inc., recently won a gold medal at the Telly Awards for a marketing campaign titled “Locked Out of Life” to raise awareness for adults living with physical disabilities.UpHouse Inc. launched Crainstorm, a virtual brainstorming app that connects individuals and businesses to solve problems and generate new ideas.This book is great for managers looking to solve roadblocks related to execution in the workplace, and provides ideas for how to give space for creativity.AudienceDesigners, copywriters, advertisers, and other creativesManagers in creative sectorsThose involved in organizational development The Proximity Paradox will show you how to step back from your business to focus your creativity and meet your clients’ needs“Innovative … It’s a much-needed perspective on how to escape inside-the-box thinking.” — Publishers WeeklyTraditional business structures love stability and predictability. Yet many organizations believe the two essential ingredients for long-term success are creativity and innovation. Kiirsten May and Alex Varricchio, founders of the marketing agency UpHouse, call the relationship between these two opposing expectations the Proximity Paradox™ — the belief that those who are closest to a subject are best qualified to innovate for it when, in reality, intense proximity limits creativity. Instead, people need to create distance from challenges in order to see the best way forward. May and Varricchio believe that until we can separate innovation and execution within ourselves, we will only innovate to the level at which we can execute the idea. To be effective, we need to create distance between our innovation brain and our execution brain.Unpacking ten common examples of the Proximity Paradox that affect a company’s people, processes, and industry, the authors share some practical ideas to create the distance necessary for your next great idea. An especially valuable book for creatives, and non-creatives in creative industries, but equally applicable to all businesses that depend on innovation, The Proximity Paradox encourages us to ask hard questions about how we work, how our businesses are structured, and why we routinely find our creativity at odds with what’s asked of us as executors and stewards of the bottom line.

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Alex Varricchio worked with one of the largest advertising agencies on the Canadian Prairies for 10 years, and eventually led the creative department as creative director. He has always had an entrepreneurial spirit and pursued his first business venture at the age of four. Kiirsten May has always had a passion for storytelling and creative expression. She’s channeled that passion into helping brands and individuals influence their communities through well-told stories. Together, they are the co-owners of UpHouse, a marketing agency, and Crainstorm, a crowd- sourced brainstorming web app.

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A graphic designer is invited to paint a mural on the side of an old building in a rough end of town. She collaborates with a group of artists to turn four storeys of tired brick into a contemporary work of art. When the mural is complete, the neighborhood throws a party to celebrate the first of what they hope will be many rejuvenations to the area. The graphic designer’s boss reads about the mural in the news and asks her, “Why can’t you create something like that around here?”We’ve seen things like this happen again and again for more than ten years. As advertising agency people, we have the opportunity to work with a lot of creative types. We’re not just talking about designers and artists; we’re talking about people with the ability to solve old problems in new, imaginative ways. Advertising agencies and marketing departments attract thousands of these types. Yet it’s rare to see a creative person unleash his or her full potential at work.We call this effect the Proximity Paradox, and that’s what this book is all about. Proximity is the effect that shackles creativity, dilutes innovation, steers brave people down safe roads, and pushes leading-edge companies to the back of the pack. It’s what was blocking your view when a competitor blindsided you. It’s what eventually wore down your bold, inventive younger self, and it’s what is still wearing you down today.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ECW Press,Canada
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1770415327
• ISBN 13: 9781770415324
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 186
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