Management and Knowledge Management Book Reviews
by Dr. Moria Levy

Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative argues that creativity is a learnable capability essential for individuals, teams, and organizations to thrive in a rapidly changing world. It provides practical guidance on fostering imagination, enabling collaborative idea flow, and building cultures that turn creative thinking into innovation and sustained value. " Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative " was initially written by Sir Ken Robinson in 2001 and updated in 2011. Despite the title...

The Future of Education: How to Evolve Old Schools into Exciting & Innovative Learning Hubs presents a model for transforming schools into flexible, learner-centered environments focused on values, skills, and real-world application. It offers practical frameworks for developing creativity, curiosity, and collaboration through personalized learning, community integration, and innovative teaching methods aligned with future workforce demands. The book " The Future of Education: How to Evolve...

Continuous Change and Communication in Knowledge Management presents frameworks for managing ongoing organizational change by integrating knowledge management, communication, and behavioral insights. It offers practical tools to reduce resistance, motivate knowledge workers, and align systems, enabling organizations to adapt continuously, improve performance, and sustain innovation in dynamic environments. The book ' Continuous Change and Communication in Knowledge Management ' was written...

Story Thinking: Transforming Organizations for the Fourth Industrial Revolution introduces a cyclical model that mirrors how organizations think, learn, and improve through disruption, inquiry, and validation. It provides practical frameworks for problem-solving, continuous improvement, and feedback-driven learning, enabling leaders to align strategy, innovation, and organizational development in dynamic environments. " Story Thinking: Transforming Organizations for the Fourth Industrial...

Machine Learning for Dummies explains how machine learning uses data, algorithms, and models to enable systems to learn patterns and make predictions without explicit programming. It provides a structured, accessible roadmap- from data preparation to deployment- helping organizations apply machine learning to real business problems and improve decision-making. " Machine Learning for Dummies " is part of a book series that aims to teach the fundamentals of various disciplines. Published in...

Made to Stick explains why some ideas are memorable and actionable, introducing the SUCCESS framework- simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, emotional, and story-driven messages. It offers practical guidance for crafting communication that cuts through complexity, overcomes the “curse of knowledge,” and drives understanding, recall, and behavior change. " Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive, and Others Die " is a compelling first entry in a series of enlightening books by Chip & Dan...

Being a Successful Knowledge Leader: What Knowledge Practitioners Need to Know to Make a Difference presents knowledge leadership as the ability to align people, strategy, culture, and practical tools to enable sharing, learning, and business value. It offers actionable guidance for KM practitioners to lead change, build trust, strengthen collaboration, and embed knowledge practices into everyday organizational work. " Being a Successful Knowledge Leader: What Knowledge Practitioners Need to...

Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten explains how to present data clearly through well-designed tables and graphs that support accurate understanding and decision-making. It offers practical principles for choosing the right visual format, reducing clutter, emphasizing meaning, and turning numbers into narratives people can interpret quickly and correctly. " Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten " is the definitive guide for effectively...

The Future of Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts argues that professional expertise will increasingly be unbundled, digitized, and shared through systems, platforms, and new specialist roles rather than delivered only by traditional experts. It helps readers understand how technology can expand access, lower costs, and reshape services across fields such as law, medicine, education, and consulting. " The Future of Professions: How Technology Will Transform...

Organizational Change as Collaborative Play: A Positive View on Change and Innovations in Organizations reframes organizational change as a collaborative, game-like process where stakeholders co-create solutions through dialogue, creativity, and shared goals. It provides practical guidance for engaging diverse actors, diagnosing dynamics, and applying adaptive strategies to drive sustainable, positive transformation. In 2018, Jaap Boonstra, a Dutch lecturer and researcher at multiple...

The Effective Change Manager's Handbook: Essential Guidance to the Change Management Body of Knowledge provides a comprehensive framework for managing organizational change, combining theory with practical tools. It guides leaders in defining change, engaging stakeholders, planning and communicating effectively, managing risks, and ensuring sustainable adoption through measurement, learning, and aligned organizational structures. The book, titled " The Effective Change Manager's Handbook:...

Handbook of Community Management: A Guide to Leading Communities of Practice provides a comprehensive framework for building and sustaining knowledge communities, emphasizing voluntary participation, strong leadership, and continuous engagement. It offers practical methods for establishing communities, fostering collaboration, measuring impact, and creating a culture of trust and knowledge sharing that drives organizational learning and performance. The book " Handbook of Community...