How to Fly a Horse

By Kevin Ashton,

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In the vein of Susan Cain's QUIET and Malcolm Gladwell's DAVID AND GOLIATH, HOW TO FLY A HORSE is a smart, empowering book that dispels the myths around genius and creativity.

There is a myth about how something new comes to be; that geniuses have dramatic moments of insight whereā€¦

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1 author picked How to Fly a Horse as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I used this in class the last semester I taught at Duke; had I continued to teach I would have used it again. The students and I found it was two thingsā€”as it tells the Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery it also spotlights creative strategies and entrepreneurial behaviors in the stories it shares. Itā€™s an entertaining history and narrative of creative and entrepreneurial successes; both teach us, guide us, maybe even inspire us. Iā€™m the father of three daughters and appreciated the stories heā€™s uncovered of many life-changing innovations that women led but men claimed. 

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