Abstract

Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos... The success of these genius innovators stems from their "thinking patterns"!

- Passionate thinking
- Analogical thinking
- First-principles thinking
- Rebellious thinking
- Paranoid thinking
- Narrative thinking
- Team thinking
- Science fiction thinking
- Long-term thinking
- Artistic thinking

This book meticulously dissects the "10 thinking methods" common to outstanding innovators, based on interviews with them and knowledge gained from over 100 books. How do these geniuses who have created world-changing innovations put these "10 thinking methods" into practice in their business and lives?

This book is useful for anyone interested in innovation, those involved in new businesses, startup personnel, and all business people, from management to general employees, and is beneficial for both work and life. The book includes a "list of 100 books" at the end that are helpful in understanding the thinking of genius innovators.

▼Main topics
- A thorough dissection of the "10 thinking methods" common to genius innovators; also practiced by Jobs and Bezos.
- "Passion Thinking" - Acting according to intrinsic motivation
- "First Principles Thinking" - Generating disruptive innovation, which Musk values most
- "Analogical Thinking" - Creating innovation by leveraging the breadth of knowledge gained through reading, etc.
- "Paranoid Thinking" - Finding the "seeds of destruction" lurking behind success early on
- "Narrative Thinking" - Uniting an organization and gaining the support of customers and investors
- "Science Fiction Thinking" - Imagining the ultimate future and thinking about how to make it a reality scientifically
- A detailed explanation of the relationship between genius innovators and developmental disorders
- What are the ideologies and principles of action of "libertarians" that fascinate innovators?
- Why do so many genius innovators have personality problems?

Author’s Information

He graduated from Sophia University's Faculty of Letters and completed graduate studies at New York University. In 1996, he joined Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. He has held positions in the Nikkei Business editorial department, the New York bureau, the securities department of the Nikkei editorial bureau, deputy editor-in-chief of Nikkei Business, head of the cross-media editorial department, editor-in-chief of the Nikkei Business online edition, and head of the legal department, before becoming assistant head of the management media unit and editorial board member. As a reporter for Nikkei Business, he covered fields such as automobiles, IT, and retail. He has individually interviewed Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and has written feature articles on each of them. His book is titled "Genius Reading: 100 Books Selected by Musk, Bezos, and Gates, Who Built the World's Richest Lives."