[game_edu] Request for books recommendations

[Dan Rosenthal]

I second Jason's suggestion of the Lean Startup by Eric Ries - and perhaps
as an optional text, something more interview-oriented like Gamers at Work
(edited by Morgan Ramsay) or Coders at Work (blanking on the editors name)?

-Dan

Dan Rosenthal


On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Jason Della Rocca <
Jason at perimeterpartners.com> wrote:


> Fun stuff.

>

> I'd go much broader... Like:

>

> Innovators Dilemma

>

> http://www.amazon.ca/Innovators-Dilemma-Revolutionary-Change-Business/dp/0062060244/

>

> Medici Effect

>

> http://www.amazon.ca/Medici-Effect-Breakthrough-Insights-Intersection/dp/1591391865/

>

> The Lean Startup

>

> http://www.amazon.ca/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898/

>

>

> Or, in terms of game production/agile:

>

> Agile Game Development with Scrum

> http://www.amazon.ca/Agile-Development-Scrum-Clinton-Keith/dp/0321618521/

>

>

> Regards,

> Jason

>

>

> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:42 AM, Jedrzej Czarnota

> <jedrzej.czarnota at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Esteemed Colleagues.

> >

> > I am currently in the midst of preparing a course for second year

> > undergraduate students at Manchester Business School (University of

> > Manchester). The course title is going to be “Fundamentals of Managing

> > Innovation and Enabling Creativity”, with particular focus on the digital

> > games industry.

> >

> > This is why I am at the moment bringing together academic and

> non-academic

> > literature on the topics of managing creativity, co-production,

> > entrepreneurial cultures as well as creative organizations.  Hence my

> > request to you – could you share any interesting reading recommendations

> > (books in particular) on those subjects? The books are meant for teaching

> > staff, not for the students.

> >

> > Briefly, the course’s learning outcomes are:

> >

> > Understanding the nature of innovation in creative industries (CI),

> > Analysing the innovation processes within CI organizations and in

> > distributed networks,

> > Identifying the challenges of managing innovation and enabling

> creativity in

> > CI,

> > Understanding how organisations innovate and what are the determinants

> of a

> > successful creative enterprise.

> >

> > Again, the main empirical focus of the course will be the digital games

> > industry, but the books can also discuss other settings. Thank you very

> much

> > for your help in advance.

> >

> >

> > Yours sincerely,

> >

> > Jedrzej Czarnota

> >

> > Ph.D. candidate

> >

> > Manchester Institute of Innovation Research

> >

> > Manchester Business School, University of Manchester

> >

> >

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