CSW Book Club
Crowdsourcing Week wouldn’t be complete without these go-to resources. We are proud to present to you our highly recommended books and e-books crowdsourced internally. Everything you need to know about what inspires the crowd economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, and everything in-between. Our CSW Book Club grows as we come across excellent reads so please feel free to contact us if you want to add a book and say [email protected]
Measure What Matters
John Doerr (Author), Larry Page (Foreword)
Legendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals how the goal-setting system of Objectives and Key Results…
How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars
Safi Bahcall
What do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? Why do traffic jams appear out…
The Brand Gap
Marty Neumeier
THE BRAND GAP is the first book to present a unified theory of brand-building. Whereas…
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie
You can go after the job you want—and get it! You can take the job…
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
by Liz Wiseman (Author), Greg Mckeown
Wall Street Journal Bestseller A thought-provoking, accessible, and essential exploration of why some leaders (“Diminishers”)…
Good to Great
by Jim Collins (Author)
The Challenge: Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great…
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know
by Adam Grant (Author)
#1 New York Times Bestseller “THIS. This is the right book for right now. Yes,…
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
by Chip Heath (Author), Dan Heath (Author)
Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one…
The Now Habit
by Neil Fiore
Learn how to overcome procrastination and enjoy guilt-free play! One of the most effective programs…
The Greatest Salesman in the World
by Og Mandino
“This book was seminal in my life. I wouldn’t be living the life I’m living…
The Magic of Believing
by Claude M. Bristol
MILLIONS OF READERS HAVE PROVED THAT THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING WORKS WONDERS! For more than…
Mind Shift: It Doesn’t Take a Genius to Think Like One
by Erwin Raphael McManus
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Mental toughness, mental clarity, and mental health all have one thing in…
Harnessing Serendipity
by David Adler (Author), James Cornehlsen (Author), Andrew Frothingham (Author)
Discover the secret to transformative success with "Harnessing Serendipity." This compelling book is tailored for…
Die With Zero
by Bill Perkins
No Matter How Hard You Try, You Always End Up Giving Up? Is Your Lack…
Iron-Clad Self-Discipline
by Markus A. Kassel
No Matter How Hard You Try, You Always End Up Giving Up? Is Your Lack…
Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough
by Jamie Kern Lima
What has self-doubt already cost you in your life? WORTHY is how you change that.…
The Venture Mindset
by Ilya Strebulaev (Author), Alex Dang (Author)
Inspired by venture capitalists' unique way of thinking, The Venture Mindset offers a transformative playbook…
The BRAVE Leader
by David McQueen (Author)
David McQueen has coached leaders across all sectors to step up to inclusive leadership, transforming…
The Biology of Belief
by Bruce H. Lipton (Author)
The Biology of Belief has been updated to bolster the book’s central premise with the…
Start the Work
by Natalie Dawson (Author)
If you're a business owner feeling trapped in the daily grind or not at the…
Master the Habits of the World’s Most Successful People
by David Novak (Author), Lari Bishop
The differentiating mindset and habits that help you turn insight into action. When you put…
The Bitcoin Standard
by Saifedean Ammous (Author)
A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history When a…
The Richest Man in Babylon
by George S. Clason (Author)
"As a young man, I came across George Samuel Clason's classic 1926 bookThe Richest Man…
Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
by David Goggins (Author)
This is not a self-help book. It’s a wake-up call! Can’t Hurt Me, David Goggins’…
The Holy Grail of Investing
by Tony Robbins (Author), Christopher Zook (Author)
Tony Robbins returns with the final book in his financial freedom trilogy by unveiling the…
Adaptive Resilience: How to Thrive in a Digital Era
by Maria Santacaterina
Big-picture business transformation with specific game-changing strategies In Adaptive Resilience, Global Strategic Leader, Board Executive…
High Road Leadership
by John C. Maxwell
Leadership can be a blessing or a curse. It can help people rise up to…
The Power of Positive Thinking
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
An international bestseller with over five million copies in print, The Power of Positive Thinking has helped…
Web3: Next Economic and Cultural Frontier
Alex Tapscott
An essential introduction and guide to navigating the next Internet revolution—everything from the metaverse and…
Choose Your Enemies Wisely
Patrick Bet-David (Author), Greg Dinkin
What’s the difference between your competitor and your enemy? You know who your competitors are.…
The Human Side of Innovation
Mauro Porcini
PepsiCo’s award-winning chief design officer reveals the secret to creating life-changing innovations: putting human needs…
Nine-Figure Mindset
Brandon Dawson
In Nine-Figure Mindset, Brandon Dawson unveils how to tap into the remarkable potential hidden inside each…
The E Myth
Michael E. Gerber
Gerber walks you through the steps in the life of a business—from entrepreneurial infancy through…
The Spatial Web
Gabriel René , Dan Mapes, Jay Samit (Foreword)
Have you ever wondered what the future holds? Blade Runner, The Matrix, Star Wars, Avatar,…
Practical Law of Attraction
Victoria Gallagher
As a Hypnotherapist with over 20 years of experience, Victoria Gallagher has been acknowledged as…
Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Mo Gawdat
Artificial intelligence is smarter than humans. It can process information at lightning speed and remain…
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended
Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations―whether…
Doing The Impossible: The 25 Laws for Doing The Impossible
Patrick Bet-David
What does Doing the Impossible really mean? This book is for those who have a…
Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard, Unleash Your Full Potential
Matt Higgins
From Sun Tzu to Julius Caesar, the ancient Israelites to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, there’s…
Computational Formalism: Art History and Machine Learning
Amanda Wasielewski
Though formalism is an essential tool for art historians, much recent art history has focused…
Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag, the Simulation of Freedom
Michael Rectenwald
Google Archipelago argues that Big Digital technologies and their principals represent not only economic powerhouses but…
The Genius in All of Us
David Shenk
Now you can forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence, and…
Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is…
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Eric S. Raymond
The Cathedral & the Bazaar is a must for anyone who cares about the future of…
Crowdfunding and the Democratization of Finance
Mark Davis and Bruce Davis
Change which gives all humans dignity doesn't come from words alone, but from institutions that…
Proof of Stake
Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin is not only a great innovator, he is also a great and important…
Running Remote
Liam Martin, Rob Rawson
Learn success secrets from original remote work pioneers on the mindset and strategies they developed…
Navigating the Metaverse
Cathy Hackl, Dirk Lueth, Tommaso Di Bartolo, Edited by John Arkontaky
The metaverse is a virtual space that promises to bring together people, companies, and products…
How to Build a High-Performance Team
Natalie Dawson
Great your team on the same page with TeamWork.
Step into the Metaverse
Mark van Rijmenam
An incisive glimpse into the future of the internet.
From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators
Amy Wu
An exciting look at how women entrepreneurs are transforming agriculture through high technology.
Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable
Patrick Lencioni
This classic remains a must-read for leaders hoping to make their team's communication more efficient.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink
In this provocative and persuasive new book, Daniel asserts that the secret to high performance…
Cosmic Consciousness
Richard Maurice Bucke
This book was a remarkable study for it's time, written in 1905. In it, Bucke…
Stop Asking Questions
Andrew Warner
This is a book about respect. Respecting others enough to interview them well. Respecting your…
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
In this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the…
The End of Jobs
Jeff Wald
The world has witnessed three step functions in technological change: mechanization, electrification, and computerization. These…
Quantum Marketing
Raja Rajamannar
As technology has continually evolved in the last several decades, marketing has had to change…
Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities!
Sharon L. Lechter CPA, Dr. Greg Reid, Napoleon Hill
This remarkable business allegory tells a fascinating story in presenting the key principles of Napoleon…
Exit Rich: The 6 P Method to Sell Your Business for Huge Profit
Michelle Seiler Tucker, Sharon Lechter
In Exit Rich, author and mergers and acquisitions authority Michelle Seiler Tucker joins forces with…
Real World AI: A Practical Guide for Responsible Machine Learning
Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger, Wilson Pang
When AI works, it's nothing short of brilliant, helping companies make or save tremendous amounts…
The Lean Marketplace: A Practical Guide
Juho Makkonen, Cristóbal Gracia, Janne Koivistoinen, Ville Saarinen and Sjoerd Handgraaf
In this step by step guide, we will go through everything you need to know…
Crowdasset: Crowdfunding For Policymakers
Oliver Gajda, Dan Marom, Tim Wright and Timothy Wright
Crowdfunding is already transforming the way many entrepreneurs and enterprises around the globe think about…
Beyond Positive Thinking 30th Anniversary Edition
Dr. Robert Anthony
Beyond Positive Thinking provides a common-sense approach to achieving success in one's life. It offers…
The Creative Power of Collaboration
Dr. Keith Sawyer
"Group Genius is a must-read for anyone who ... want[s] to make the most of…
Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason
Dave Rubin
No matter what brought you to this book, I'm guessing you're trapped in a political…
Just Shut Up and Do It
Brian Tracy
Your aim in life should be to achieve all of the wonderful things that are…
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution
Jacqueline Novogratz
"When we look at the world’s problems, it’s easy to be discouraged―and maybe even conclude…
The Crowd and the Cosmos
Chris Lintott
"The Crowd and the Cosmos has a very conversational style... Not only does Lintott cover…
Giving the Devil his Due
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is our most fearless explorer of alternative, crackpot, and dangerous ideas, and at…
Back to Human
Dan Schawbel
Back to Human ultimately helps you decide when and how to use technology to build better…
The Future We Choose
Tom Rivett-Carnac & Christiana Figueres
Climate change: it is arguably the most urgent and consequential issue humankind has ever faced.…
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
New York Times Bestseller - A Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark…
Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome
Daymond John and Daniel Paisner
The bestselling author and star of ABC’s Shark Tank reveals how to master the three…
We the People of the Crowd
Eugene Ivanov
Eugene Ivanov began his career as a molecular biologist working in academia and the biotech…
Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography
Richard Branson
Twenty years after his iconic memoir Losing My Virginity, the world’s ultimate entrepreneur is back…
Fearless Leadership
Alan Weiss
The intent of this book -- the author's goal for you ― is to understand…
The Future Is Faster Than You Think
Peter H. Diamandis, and Steven Kotler
In this gripping and insightful roadmap to our near future, Diamandis and Kotler investigate how…
10 Laws of Trust, Expanded Edition
Joel Peterson
In The 10 Laws of Trust Expanded Edition, JetBlue chairman Joel Peterson explores how a…
The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change
Marc Benioff and Monica Langley
What’s the secret to business growth and innovation and a purpose-driven career in a world…
Juvenescence: Investing in the age of longevity
Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi
This new book by Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi is a layman's guide to longevity.…
Creating and Capturing Value through Crowdsourcing
Allan Afuah, Christopher L. Tucci and Gianluigi Viscusi
Examples of the value that can be created and captured through crowdsourcing go back to…
Understanding Artificial Intelligence
Scientific American Magazine
Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this…
Generation Share
Benita Matofska and Sophie Sheinwald
The rising economic inequality that followed the worldwide recessions of the late 2000s led many…
Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win
Sam Conniff Allende
Pirates didn't just break the rules, they rewrote them. They didn't just reject society, they…
The Barefoot Spirit
Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey
Hollywood actors dramatize the action in this unique audiobook presentation It is amazing that such…
Macrotask Crowdsourcing
Vassillis-Javed Khan, Konstantinos Papangelis, Ioanna Lykourentzou, Panos Markopoulos
Crowdsourcing is an emerging paradigm that promises to transform several domains: creative work, business work,…
Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It
Scott Kupor
What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you…
The Art of Event Planning: Pro Tips from an Industry Insider
Gianna Gaudini
The Art of Event Planning: Pro Tips from an Industry Insider is a valuable and…
24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Tiffany Shlain
In 24/6, Tiffany Shlain explores how turning off screens one day a week can work…
It’s the Manager: Finds the quality of managers and team leaders
Jim Clifton and Jim Harter
Packed with 52 discoveries from Gallup’s largest study on the future of work, It’s the…
Blitzscaling: The Lightning to Building Massively Valuable Companies
Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh and Bill Gates
What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or Airbnb? Yet…
Brand Intervention: 33 Steps to Transform the Brand You Have into the Brand You Need
David Brier
Brand Intervention, 33 Steps to Transform The Brand You Have into the Brand You Need,…
The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
Pedro Domingos
A thought-provoking and wide-ranging exploration of machine learning and the race to build computer intelligences…
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark
In this authoritative and eye-opening book, Max Tegmark describes and illuminates the recent, path-breaking advances…
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
Kai-Fu Lee
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China—reveals that China…
Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine
Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil, legendary inventor and author of New York Times bestsellers The Singularity is Near…
Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts
Julian Guthrie
An unforgettable story of four women who, through grit and ingenuity, became stars in the…
Crowdstorm: The Future of Innovation, Ideas, and Problem Solving
Shaun Abrahamson | Peter Ryder | Bastian Unterberg
A practical guide to tapping into the abundant ideas and talent outside your organization Successful…
The Hero Factor
Jeffrey W. Hayzlett | Jim Eber
It’s not profit over people that will make your business successful―it’s when you combine people…
Find Your Why
Simon Sinek | David Mead | Peter Docker
Start With Why has led millions of readers to rethink everything they do – in…
Trillion Dollar Coach
Eric Schmidt | Jonathan Rosenberg | Alan Eagle
The team behind How Google Works returns with management lessons from legendary coach and business…
Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future
Andrew McAfee | Erik Brynjolfsson
In Human + Machine, Accenture leaders Paul R. Daugherty and H. James (Jim) Wilson show…
Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI
Paul R. Daugherty | H. James Wilson
In Human + Machine, Accenture leaders Paul R. Daugherty and H. James (Jim) Wilson show…
The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture
Scott Belsky
The Messy Middle is the indispensable guide to navigating the volatility of new ventures and…
Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
Scott Harrison
An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all,…
Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary
Louis Hyman
The untold history of the surprising origins of the "gig economy" --how deliberate decisions made…
Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change
Beth Comstock
Confronting change is incredibly hard, both organizationally and personally. People become resistant. They are afraid.…
Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder
Chip Conley
In a world that venerates the new, bright, and shiny, many of us are left…
Be Obsessed or Be Average
Grant Cardone
From the millionaire entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author of The 10X Rule comes…
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
Grant Cardone
Achieve "Massive Action" results and accomplish your businessdreams! While most people operate with only three…
Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
Nicolas Colin
For three decades we’ve been living through a paradigm shift. Our world is moving from…
Adaptive Space: How GM and Other Companies are Positively Disrupting Themselves and Transforming into Agile Organizations
Michael J. Arena
To edge out the competition in today’s disruptive environment, you need to ensure that your…
Management vs. Employees: How Leaders Can Bridge the Power Gaps That Hurt Corporate Performance
Hayes Drumwright
This book provides corporate leaders a roadmap for bridging the hierarchical gaps between management and…
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
Erik Brynjolfsson | Andrew McAfee
In The Second Machine Age MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee―two thinkers at the forefront…
Digital Human: The Fourth Revolution of Humanity Includes Everyone
Chris Skinner
Digital Human is a visionary roadmap for the future, a timely guide on how to…
Lobbying for Change: Find Your Voice to Create a Better Society
Alberto Alemanno
Many democratic societies are experiencing a crisis of faith.
How To Make A Spaceship
Julian Guthrie
Alone in a Spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had…
Who Can You Trust?
Rachel Botsman
How Technology Brought us Together and Why It Might Drive us Apart
Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time
Leila Janah
Give Work offers a much-needed solution to solving poverty: incentivize everyone from entrepreneurs to big…
Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons
Neal Gorenflo
Showcases over a hundred crowdsourcing and sharing-related case studies from more than 80 cities in…
New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World
Jeremy Heimans | Henry Timms
For most of human history, the rules of power were clear: power was something to…
Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future
Joi Ito & Jeff Howe
"The future," as the author William Gibson once noted, "is already here. It's just unevenly…
Equity Crowdfunding: The Complete Guide For Startups And Growing Companies
Nathan Rose
This is THE complete guide, with no prior knowledge assumed, and will teach you equity…
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
Kevin Kelly
From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological…
Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy-And How to Make Them Work for You
Sangeet Paul Choudary
As digital networks increase in ubiquity, businesses that do a better job of harnessing the…
The Network Imperative: How to Survive and Grow in the Age of Digital Business Models
Barry Libert; Megan Beck; Jerry Wind
Supported by research that covers fifteen hundred companies, authors Barry Libert, Megan Beck, and Jerry…
The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism
Arun Sundararajan
In this book, Arun Sundararajan, an expert on the sharing economy, explains the transition to…
ValueWeb: How Fintech Firms are Using Bitcoin Blockchain and Mobile Technologies to Create the Internet of Value
Chris Skinner
The next generation internet, the Internet of Things, cannot work without an Internet of Value.…
Radical Openness: Four Unexpected Principles for Success
Don Tapscott | Anthony D. Williams
Success doesn't come overnight nor in two days. But if you want to get on…
Exponential Organizations
Salim Ismail
Find out how organizations multiply exponentially and what your company should do about it.
The Trust Protocol
Don Tapscott | Alex Tapscott
Don Tapscott, the bestselling author of Wikinomics, and his son, blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, bring…
Crowdfunding Intelligence
Chris Buckingham
Because the crowd is the lifeblood of crowdfunding and this book will serve as your…
Peers Inc: How People and Platforms Are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism
Robin Chase
The author provides provocative insights on how collaborative economy is transforming industries and business models…
Tomorrowland: Our Journey from Science Fiction to Science Fact
Steven Kotler
The future is here. This book will walk you through the world of science fact.
Shareology
Shareology
It's time for sharing to take the spotlight. The book explores how sharing can provide…
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Thomas Piketty
Knowledge is power. This book will help you understand income inequality and wealth what you…
The Industries of the Future
Alec Ross
Alec Ross explains what’s next for the world: the advances and stumbling blocks that will…
Dirty Maple Flooring Company enters the Digital Age
Doug Collins
This is your go-to book for innovation and transformation in business.
Digital Humanitarians: How Big Data Is Changing the Face of Humanitarian Response
Patrick Meier
You’ll never know how technology, big data and crowdsourcing can save millions of lives if…
Shift: A User’s Guide to the New Economy
Haydn Shaughnessy
The crowd economy is emerging. How do you see yourself and your company ten years…
WIKIBRANDS: Reinventing Your Company in a Customer-Driven Marketplace
Sean Moffitt | Mike Dover | Don Tapscott
A must-read for anyone who wants to tap the power of the crowd in the…
Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World
Peter Diamandis | Steven Kotler
Let’s go bold.