Sparking Success

Adam Kingl is a speaker, educator, adviser and author who specializes in the areas of leadership creativity, innovation and adaptability. He is an adjunct faculty member at the UCL School of Management and at Hult Ashridge Business School, and is an instructor at Imperial College London, Sauder Business School, the Irish Management Institute at University College Cork, and at Headspring Executive Development. Adam Kingl is also an Associate of the Moller Leadership Institute at Churchill College, University of Cambridge and has also featured in publications such as the Financial Times, Sunday Times, Forbes, Fortune Magazine, The Guardian, and City AM. Adam Kingl is based in London, UK.

Chapter - 01: A new Renaissance: The case for bringing creative and corporate closer together;
Chapter - 02: How are we creative? The realm of neuroscience;
Chapter - 03: Nurturing spontaneity: The realm of jazz and improvisation;
Chapter - 04: Opening the door to inspiration: The realm of writing;
Chapter - 05: Managing risk and leading adaptability: The realm of performing arts;
Chapter - 06: Layered leadership: The realm of Imagineering;
Chapter - 07: Combining and inspiring ideas: The realm of culinary arts;
Chapter - 08: Picture perfect: The realm of art and imagery;
Chapter - 09: Lighting the fire: Leading creativity;
Chapter - 10: Acknowledgements;

"How can the different creative arts inspire better leadership and management? This wide ranging book gives insight and, what's more, a helpful guide for practical action."

"Adam Kingl bridges the gap between creative idea generation and practical business application. Highly recommended!"

"Kingl has roamed the realms of jazz, cooking, writing, and the performing arts in search of nuggets of wisdom for hard-pressed leaders who urgently need to innovate. He's returned with a treasure trove of practical ideas on how to weave creativity into your life and work."

"Adam Kingl tackles one of the greatest challenges that organizations face - how to improve creativity, innovation and adaptability - by applying lessons from some of the most innovative leaders on the planet. This book is inspiring, warm-hearted and highly applicable."

"Adam's new book is truly inspiring, drawing on threads from history, neuroscience, jazz, improvisation, storytelling and art to weave together a colorfully vivid tapestry representing human adaptation and innovation, and describing how organisations can impactfully and positively contribute to improving the world through novel, cutting edge thinking and practices."

"Adam Kingl is inspirational, comprehensive and practical and provides rich context to a critical 21st century question: how to bring creativity to work? If you are interested in restoring creativity or leading creatives, read his book Sparking Success!"

"From an author steeped in highly creative cultures, as well as top notch learning environments, Sparking Success is a brilliantly written, practical guide that will unlock you and your team's creativity."

"Through his global work in executive education, Adam has extensive real-world experience working with senior executives and leaders from a diverse group of industries and sectors. This sets him firmly apart from so many others in this space, and he brings it all to bear here in a book harnessing a kaleidoscope of viewpoints to unleash the power of creativity for true business impact."

"With the rapid progress of artificial intelligence, this book is a thought provoking and practical guide to elevating creativity in the workplace, providing a timely stimulus to the redefinition of our relationship with technology."