Stephen Shapiro

Stephen Shapiro
Nationality American
Occupation Author, Consultant
Public Speaker
Known for Business Innovation, Breakthrough Thinking
Notable work Personality Poker, Best Practices are Stupid
Website stephenshapiro.com

Stephen Shapiro is an American business author, consultant, and public speaker.[1][2] He is notable for his expertise on business innovation and has written five books, including two best-sellers, on the subject.[1][3][4]

Career

Shapiro began his career in the mid-1980s, and he spent 15 years working for the consulting firm Accenture.[1][5][6] While at Accenture, he delivered training on innovation to over 20,000 consultants, and he helped the company establish its Global Process Excellence Practice.[5][6]

In 2001, Shapiro wrote his first book, 24/7 Innovation: A Blueprint for Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Change, which was published by McGraw-Hill.[6] The book was a major success, being featured in Newsweek, Investor’s Business Daily, and The New York Times, and it helped Shapiro further establish himself as an innovation expert.[6]

In 2006, Wiley published his highly acclaimed and controversial Goal-Free Living. The book built on Shapiro’s corporate innovation work and outlined ways individuals can live more creative lives by eschewing societies overemphasis on goals. The book was featured on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine.

Shapiro further developed his theories on innovation, and in 2007, he self-published his Little Book of BIG Innovation Ideas. That year he also launched Personality Poker(r), a card game that helps organizations understand personality mixes and the impact they can have on creativity and innovation.

In 2010, Portfolio Penguin published the Personality Poker book, which included a deck of Shapiro’s playing cards.[7][6] The next year, Shapiro released his fifth book, Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 Ways to Out Innovate the Competition.[3][8][9][10] The book was also published by Portfolio Penguin Books, and became an international best-seller.[1][3][7][5]

Shapiro has worked with organizations in 50 countries such as Marriot, 3M, P&G, Nike, Microsoft, Staples, NASA, Johnson & Johnson, Honda,The United States Air Force, Fidelity Investments, Telefónica and Nestlé to help them increase innovation.[11][12][13]

Shapiro’s work has been published in several sources[14][15][16] including Fortune (magazine),[17] Inc. (magazine),[18] ABC News,[19] CNBC,[20] The Huffington Post,[7] Newsweek, Entrepreneur, The Wall Street Journal, The European Business Review,[21] The New York Times, and Success Magazine.[5][22][23]

Shapiro has also written columns for Forbes, American Express OPEN forum and Harvard Business Review.[24]

Innovation Philosophy

Shapiro established his philosophy based on the premise that old models of innovation are broken, and that fresh ways of thinking about almost everything is the surest way for an organization to increase its innovative output.[2][7][8] He recommends dispensing with standard best practices in many business situations, and advises clients to adopt more unconventional practices, like hiring people they may not like, or seeking the opinions of individuals from different, even completely unrelated areas of expertise to help overcome business challenges.[1][7][8]

Awards and Recognition

Shapiro has received recognition and several awards for his work, including:[2][6][25][26][27]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stephen Shapiro – Innovation Evangelist". Steveshapiro.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Anne Fisher (October 6, 2011). "Why your company (probably) can't innovate". CNN.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Stephen M. Shapiro. "Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "LINK Education". Hclinkconference.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "One Size Does Not Fit All". Success.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Speaker Detail". Keynotespeakers.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Lisa Earle McLeod (August 1, 2011). "Is Lack of Innovation Keeping You Stuck?". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 Steve Minter (December 13, 2011). "Beware Best Practices for Innovation". Industryweek.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. ↑ Sonja Flemming (September 5, 2011). "What to watch, listen to and read this month". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Book Review: Best Practices Are Stupid - Jake Sorofman". Jake Sorofman. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  11. ↑ Anne Fisher (October 6, 2011). "Why your company (probably) can't innovate". CNN.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "One Size Does Not Fit All". Success.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Speaker Detail". Keynotespeakers.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  14. ↑ "Spirit article".
  15. ↑ "Do You Know What Makes Your Company Distinctive?". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  16. ↑ "- Watch Personality Poker on USA Network". Stephen Shapiro. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  17. ↑ "Why your company (probably) can’t innovate". Fortune. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  18. ↑ "Harness Creativity by Thinking Inside the Box". Inc.com. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  19. ↑ "Innovation in the Media | Stephen Shapiro". Stephen Shapiro. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  20. ↑ "- On CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutch". Stephen Shapiro. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  21. ↑ "European Business Review" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "SUCCESS Magazine Audio Interview". Stephen Shapiro. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  23. ↑ "4 Great Ways to Make Breakthroughs". SUCCESS. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  24. ↑ "- Writing for Forbes". Stephen Shapiro. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  25. ↑ "The Category Winners for the 2011 Business Book Awards". 800ceoread.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  26. ↑ "The Category Winners for the 2011 Business Book Awards". inthebooks.800ceoread.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  27. ↑ "DDB Worldwide | ‘Top-Drawer’ Business Books of 2011". www.ddb.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.

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