Made to Stick

Made to Stick

Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Marketing & Sales 17 min read ★★★★½ 4.6 (405)
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About This Book

Made to Stick explains why some ideas become popular, while others wither and die. The book lays out the most important characteristics of “stickiness”; that is, what makes ideas “stick” in the mind, and how to make them work for you.

Who Should Read This?

  • Anyone with an idea to share
  • Anyone interested in why some ideas catch on and others don’t
  • Every film director, advertising executive, NGO worker and so on.

About the Author

Chip Heath is a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University. He holds a BSc in industrial engineering and a PhD in psychology. His brother Dan Heath is an academic, consultant and founder of the publishing company Thinkwell, which takes a new, didactic approach to writing textbooks.