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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath and Dan Heath 
 Format: Hardcover, 304pp. ISBN: 9781400064281 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: January 16, 2007 Average Customer Review: 
For Bulk Orders Call: 626-441-2024  Description and Reviews From The Publisher: Mark Twain once observed, “ A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.” His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas—businessmen, educators, 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? In Made to Stick, accomplished educators and idea collectors Chip and Dan Heath tackle head-on these vexing questions. Inside, the brothers Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that “stick” and explain sure-fire methods for making ideas stickier, such as violating schemas, using the Velcro Theory of Memory, and creating “curiosity gaps.” In this indispensable guide, we discover that “sticky” messages of all kinds—from the infamous “organ theft ring” hoax to a coach’s lessons on sportsmanship to a product vision statement from Sony—draw their power from the same six traits. Made to Stick is a book that will transform the way you communicate ideas. It’s a fast-paced tour of idea success stories (and failures)—the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who drank a glass of bacteria to prove a point about stomach ulcers; the charities who make use of the Mother Teresa Effect; the elementary-school teacher’s simulation that actually prevented prejudice . Provocative, eye-opening, and funny, Made to Stick shows us the principles of successful ideas at work—and how we can apply these rules to making our own messages “stick.” Whether our goal is to familiarize customers with our products, or communicate with employees about where our organizations are going, we can learn a lot about making our own messages stick by considering why urban legends and rumors have so much SUCCESS in the social marketplace of ideas. Urban legends are: Simple Unexpected Concrete Credentialed Emotional Stories that Stick About the Authors Chip Heath is a Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. His research examines why certain ideas-- ranging from urban legends to folk medical cures, from Chicken Soup for the Soul stories to business strategy myths—survive and prosper in the social marketplace of ideas. These "naturally sticky" ideas spread without external help in the form of marketing dollars, PR assistance, or the attention of leaders. Dan Heath is a Director at Duke Corporate Education, the world’s #1 provider of custom executive education (as ranked by BusinessWeek and the Financial Times). His roles include developing and designing curriculum, teaching, and working closely with clients to ensure their business outcomes are met. He has worked with clients such as Microsoft, Wal-Mart, BAE Systems, and Brown Brothers Harriman. Table of Contents
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