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  • Lessons on Creativity, Innovation, and Success
  • By: Rod Judkins
  • Narrated by: Simon Darwen
  • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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By: Rod Judkins
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Summary

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 best seller 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.

©2021 Macmillan Publishers International Limited (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd

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"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)

"Everyone would benefit from reading Judkins, if only because he is so entertaining...packed with counterintuitive insights and hard truths." (Psychology Today)

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Absolutely amazing 👏

References and anecdotes were crisp and to the point. I have made many notes and will try to apply those on myself. thanks to the writer 😊

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Great read and great narration

Another inspiring and interesting read from Judkins. Short and snappy chapters mean you can start and stop at any point without getting lost. Each chapter is informative and explained by a wealth of truly interesting stories from history, business and art. It also helps that the narration is pleasing to follow.

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Loved it

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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A provocation for your innovation

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.

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So brilliant!

I would recommend this book to anyone looking to grow and engage more with their creative ideas and work!

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Brilliant, Upbeat and Encouraging

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.

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A fresh breath of inspiration

Rod offers an amazing tool set of ideas, examples, insights to reflect on and apply at work and life, smooth reading, really enjoyed the book

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Another great book from Rod Judkins

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

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