The Creativity Leap, Second Edition: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work

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Natalie Nixon TBA

The Creativity Leap, Second Edition

Name: The Creativity Leap, Second Edition
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ISBN: 9798890571625

Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work

Natalie Nixon, TBA

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
04 August 2026

Economics

Master creative thinking in the AI age with practical tools that blend imagination and discipline for better innovation in this updated, award-winning business bestseller.

Master creative thinking in the AI age with practical tools that blend imagination and discipline for better innovation in this updated, award-winning business bestseller.

Now updated with 20 percent new content, this Porchlight Business Book of the Year returns with all-new case studies and a groundbreaking chapter on creative partnerships with AI and emerging technologies. Natalie Nixon demonstrates that humans are hardwired for creativity-a competency anyone can develop by balancing wonder (awe, audacity, and curiosity) with rigor (discipline, skill-building, and attention to detail).

Drawing on interviews with professionals across diverse industries-from farming to medicine to technology-Nixon reveals how inquiry, improvisation, and intuition enhance creative capacity in every kind of work. This second edition features fresh success stories from resourceful businesses that have mastered the delicate dance between human imagination and artificial intelligence in a rapidly changing world.

Combining practical creativity tools with illuminating stories of innovative people and organizations, this book serves as a provocation, an inspiration, and an invitation to unleash the innate creativity within each of us. Nixon offers a dynamic approach to adaptation and innovation that allows the freedom to access our full human potential-even as technology continues to reshape how we work. This essential guide helps anyone cultivate the creative thinking needed to thrive in today's complex business landscape.

By: Natalie Nixon, TBA
Imprint: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9798890571625
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 04 August 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Natalie Nixon is a creativity strategist and president of Figure 8 Thinking. She advises and emboldens leaders to transform their businesses through creativity and foresight. She is a regular contributor to Inc., Fast Company, Katie Couric Media, and SHE Media and the editor of the book Strategic Design Thinking. Nixon's global speaking roster includes TEDxPhilly, the Fast Company Innovation Festival, and the Mayo Clinic's Transform conference, and her corporate clients include Kraft Heinz and Paycor. She holds a doctorate in design management, a master's in global textile marketing, and a bachelor's (cum laude) in anthropology and Africana studies. In 2024, she received the Architecture of Innovation award and was named one of the Thinkers50 Radar.

Reviews for The Creativity Leap, Second Edition: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work

Honorable Mention in the 2021 Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award. 2020 Porchlight Business Book of the Year Awards winner in the Creativity & Innovation category. Shortlisted for the Soundview 2020 Best Business Books Award. “Creativity is often looked upon as some kiss from the muse, some lighting strike in the brain that’s random. Michelangelo wasn’t random, nor was Steve Jobs. Nor is Natalie Nixon in this fascinating and insightful new work on the topic.” —Alan Weiss, PhD, President, Summit Consulting Group, and author of Fearless Leadership and over 60 other books “This book is practical, probing and essential.” —Beth Comstock, former Vice Chair, GE, and author of Imagine it Forward “Take a leap and buy this book in order to not only generate more creativity but to turn it into a competency.” —B. Joseph Pine II, coauthor of The Experience Economy “Natalie Nixon offers a fresh way of thinking about creativity—as an essential skill that is absolutely critical to success in today’s world.” —Warren Berger, bestselling author of A More Beautiful Question “Natalie's remarkable book provides a simple blueprint for creatively living in this time of overwhelming change.” —Dan Roam, international bestselling author of The Back of The Napkin