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Make Brilliant Work

Lessons on Creativity, Innovation, and Success

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Make Brilliant Work

By: Rod Judkins
Narrated by: Simon Darwen
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'Everyone would benefit from reading Judkins, if only because he is so entertaining . . . packed with counterintuitive insights and hard truths' - Psychology Today

Make Brilliant Work is an inspiring guide to unlocking your creative potential, showing you the methods and techniques that will transform your efforts and help you produce your best ever creative work.

You don’t have to be brilliant to produce brilliant work. Many of the characters you will meet in this book failed at school, lacked natural talent, were not especially gifted or were repeatedly sacked. But their methods produced brilliant work – and they will work for you, too. Make Brilliant Work is the essential book from Rod Judkins, author of the international bestseller The Art of Creative Thinking.

Whether you are a business or an individual, you might find it hard to produce something significant and important. The real-life heroes in this book will show you how to make the transformation from ordinary to extraordinary. From Roald Dahl to Steven Spielberg, and star architect Zaha Hadid: the figures in Make Brilliant Work will show you how to think for yourself, take risks and persevere to create brilliant work.

'Whatever your creative hangup, Rod Judkins has steps you can take now . . . An admirably straightforward, no-nonsense guide to getting over yourself and getting to work' - Mason Currey, author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

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Critic reviews

Whatever your creative hangup, Rod Judkins has steps you can take now, and a wealth of examples to support his advice. An admirably straightforward, no-nonsense guide to getting over yourself and getting to work (Mason Currey, author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work)
This book is packed with great stories and ideas to power up your work journey with creativity and success by doing things differently (Susie Pearl, author of The Art of Creativity and Instructions for Happiness and Success)
As thrilling as it is useful, Rod Judkin’s latest manifesto on how to lead the creative life is . . . full of left-field thinking and case studies that illustrate the path of success . . . I loved it (Phil Beadle, educator and author of How to Teach)
Everyone would benefit from reading Judkins, if only because he is so entertaining . . . His chapters are packed with counterintuitive insights and hard truths, which are seldom so clearly and vividly laid out
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it's always inspiring to hear examples of how creatives from different media got ideas and got around problems and this book is full of them.
A brilliant listen and never dull

great examples of creatives

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Narrated in an upbeat tone, this book offers concrete takeaways applicable to any field of work. Lessons, examples and encouragement are what I needed to gain a fresh perspective and improve my work.

Brilliant, Upbeat and Encouraging

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I loved this book. Really motivating and inspiring. The voice is soothing and engaging. Lovely to listen to.

Another great book from Rod Judkins

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A deliberate and digestible suite of stories of how to zig when others might zag. If you need a jolt of juice for your creativity and risk taking, listen to this book.

A provocation for your innovation

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l loved it because this audio has given me lots of ideas of how to produce brilliant work. I am an artist and art teacher and I will be able to share some of the ideas from this book with my students. If you want to improve your art, read or listen to this audio.

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