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The Evolution of Revolutions: How We Create, Shape, and React to Change Patrick J. Howie 
 Format: Hardcover, 250pp. ISBN: 9781616142353 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: February 22, 2011 Average Customer Review: 
For Bulk Orders Call: 626-441-2024  Description and Reviews From The Publisher: How can entrepreneurs predict what the next revolution will be? How does a new idea, product, or service spread throughout a social system to spark "the next big thing"? In this unique blend of historical analysis and how-to knowledge, leading researcher and economist Patrick J. Howie provides clear guidance on how to identify and foster innovations that will lead to revolutions. Based on analysis of more than two-dozen revolutions in business, sports, science, and politics, he offers a wide-ranging understanding of the revolutionary process. What separates a fad from a true revolution? The author's illustrative case studies demonstrate that in order for an innovation to successfully create a revolution, it must pass through three stages: resistance, clarification, and elaboration. True revolutions result from a long evolutionary development process and an extensive adoption and expansion of the initial innovation. Howie--who holds a patent for analyzing the effectiveness of marketing strategies--describes important methods that can be used to create innovations as well as recognize and capitalize on emerging revolutions. In the spirit of The Tipping Point, Howie contends that change and revolution occur constantly and affect even the smallest things. In any industry today, there are multiple revolutions occurring. By understanding the process of innovation and how innovations throughout history have sparked lasting revolution, readers will learn how to create revolutions of their own. The Evolution of Revolutions offers a wealth of research and sound methodology for navigating today's dynamic business environment, where change is the only constant. Reviews "Patrick Howie's book artfully and engagingly tackles arguably the most important force underpinning our individual and collective wellbeing, namely the process of innovation. By weaving together an analysis of a wide range of innovations in the sciences, economics, and political history, he is able to provide key insights into how and why some innovations succeed and others do not. The story he tells is both educational and entertaining." —Mark Zandi, Chief Economist of Moody's Economy.com and author of Financial Shock: A 360° Look at the Subprime Mortgage Implosion and How to Avoid the Next Financial Crisis
About the Author Patrick J. Howie (Maple Glen, PA) is senior vice president of product development and management at TargetRx, Inc., and founder of ABetterGuess. Previously he served as director of LifeCycle Ventures and director of PNR and Associates (TNS Telecom). He has also held positions as an economist with Regional Financial Associates (now Moody's Economy.com) and the WEFA Group (now Global Insight). His work has been cited and published in numerous publications, including Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Fortune magazine. He holds a patent for a unique method and system of analyzing the effectiveness of marketing strategies.  |
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