Serious Play
Michael Schrage
One of the tech world's best thinkers gets at why it helps to prototype early and often
Information Rules
Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian
Macchiavelli goes to Silicon Valley and a near must-read for anyone in the technology world… One of my favorites though the authors make no attempt to make it easy
Inside the Tornado
Geoffrey A. Moore
Development of tech products and markets… outstanding… a classic
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages
Carlota Perez
Once I got over the tendency of an economist think that there were very specific cycles in which technological change takes place and I got over the tendency of the author to think of simple casual relationships in what we see as a sea of complexity.... Well, after that we saw a tremendous amount of insight in this piece.
The 500 Year Delta
Watts Wacker & Jim Taylor with Howard Means
Technology's change on society -- superb; Jim Taylor is one of the best speakers you'll ever hear as well.
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
Clayton M. Christensen
Superb sequel to his classic Innovator's Dilemma... focus on focusing on "services" and a tie to a brilliant 1975 article by Ted Levitt
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business
Clayton M. Christensen
Shows that innovative companies are unable to follow on with further success due to cultural problems
Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation
James Utterback
The distinction in between product innovation, dominant design and process innovation... think about Dell vs everyone else
Does IT Matter?
Nicholas Carr
Nicholas Carr suggested that Information Technology was FULLY commoditized... fails to consider that nearly every company on the planet is either aiming to use technology as a differentiator or aiming to keep up with someone who is... see instead Jim Collins p 144-163 of Good to Great