Making ideas happen : overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality / Scott Belsky.

Introduction : making ideas happen -- Organization and execution. The competitive advantage of organization ; The action method : work and life with a bias toward action ; Prioritization : managing your energy across life´s projects ; Execution : always moving the ball forward -- The forces of community. Harnessing the forces around you ; Pushing ideas out to your community -- Leadership capability. The rewards overhaul ; The chemistry of the creative team ; Managing the creative team ; Self-leadership -- An opportunity and a responsibility -- Appendix 1 : tips for practicing the action method -- Appendix 2 : The purple Santa experiment -- Appendix 3 : overview of the Behance Network

Counsels professionals on how to develop creative ideas into productive and profitable ventures, explaining a range of effective and occasionally counterintuitive practices based on moderation, prioritizing and encouraging conflicts.