Making Ideas Happen : Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality (Hardcover)

from epersonae

I've been torn between giving this 1 or 2 stars, or 4 stars, so 3 it is. The good parts are fascinating, and I think potentially very useful to me in work and at home. Some smart techniques and interesting quotes. I may even recommend it to my colleagues.On the other hand...it's hard for me to ta...

from castiron

Overall, I found this book frustrating. The first part of the book was an action management system that was David Allen's GTD with some names changed; yes, he does sort of credit Allen, but he's not adding anything to Allen's system, just copying it. As for the rest of the book, there are a few ...

from cjtoomey

Although I liked the concept of the book, I felt the execution was very lacking. It felt a little immature and simplistic. Too many references to their proprietary action management system. Likewise, I am clearly biased toward GTD, but the suggested method seemed a bit simplistic.

from gthurman

I read this one because I was interested in learning more about Action Method time/project management. This was covered in very basic o review in the first few chapters. The book focuses primarily on those working in "creative" fields (design, architecture, art, etc), so the primary audience is d...

from jasonli

"Making Ideas Happen" is Belsky's book-length primer on managing and executing ideas. There are three broad sections that center about best practices for "creatives": organization, community and leadership. The first section, on organization, is incredibly compelling: There's case studies and a s...