Rich Cox Braden and Tessa Forshaw are launching their co-authored a new book: Innovation‑ish: How Anyone Can Create Breakthrough Solutions to Real Problems in the Real World.

As a design educator and cognitive scientist, this book stems directly from my doctoral and postdoctoral work at HGSE, and teaching Innovation for the last several years at the Harvard Extension School and Innovation Lab. It centers on research-backed tools that help educators, leaders, and learners navigate real-world complexity, even if they don’t see themselves as “creative.” 

The book launches September 3rd and has already been nominated for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year, with strong early endorsements

You can learn more at www.innovationish.com, where it is also available for pre-order.

“For a clear and data-driven approach to build your innovative skillset with confidence, you won’t find a better book than Innovation-ish by Rich Braden and Tessa Forshaw.”
—Martin Lindstrom, New York Times bestselling author of Buyology and one of TIME Magazine’s World’s 100 Most Influential People

“Innovation-ish is an actionable playbook for every aspiring innovator. Its frameworks will help you succeed because they capture how real people solve real problems.”
—Stefanos Zenios, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Faculty Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Stanford Graduate School of Business

“Braden and Forshaw draw on research and real-world experience to equip readers with accessible strategies for learning, leading, and adapting with purpose and vision. They skillfully blend fresh ideas and personal agency into a practical guide, making innovation accessible to everyone from students to policymakers. At a time when educational systems are navigating deep complexity.”
—Nonie K. Lesaux, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education