Dylan Schleicher has been a part of the 800-CEO-READ claque since 2003. Even though he's stayed on at the company, he has not stayed put. After beginning in shipping & receiving, he joined customer service and accounting before moving into his current, highly elliptical orbit of duties overseeing the ChangeThis and In the Books websites, the company's annual review of books and in-house design. He lives with his wife and two children in the Washington Heights neighborhood on Milwaukee's West Side.
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Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy
By Dylan Schleicher, published
April 21, 2017,
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2:45 PM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Innovation & Creativity
Jonathan Taplin's new book asks us to reconsider the virtues and values of the digital economy, and how we can rebuild it on more decentralized, democratic values.
The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It
By Dylan Schleicher, published
April 14, 2017,
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9:00 AM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives
Richard Florida's new book deepens his thoughts on the economic power of urbanism, detailing its negative consequences as well as its continued promise.
The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World
By Dylan Schleicher, published
April 7, 2017,
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1:00 PM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Leadership & Strategy
In her new book, Anne-Marie Slaughter gives us a new both/and paradigm with which to view the world.
Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 31, 2017,
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12:00 PM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Current Events & Public Affairs
Christian Madsbjerg's new book helps us make more sense of the world by encouraging us to include all the data in our decisions, human and technical.
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 23, 2017,
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12:30 PM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Current Events & Public Affairs, Innovation & Creativity, Leadership & Strategy, Personal Development & Human Behavior
Kate Raworth has written a beautiful and powerful book about the limits and setbacks of current economic dogma, and provides us with a new model to replace it with.
Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag and Unleash Your Team’s Productive Power
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 16, 2017,
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1:47 PM
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Leadership & Strategy
Bain partners Michael C. Mankins and Eric Garton explain how to increase productivity by focusing on the organization instead of the individual.
The Spark and the Grind: Ignite the Power of Disciplined Creativity
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 9, 2017,
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3:00 PM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Innovation & Creativity
Erik Wahl's new book is sure to create sparks of an idea and inspiration to follow it, as well as teaching you how to grind them out and keep creating more.
The Transformational Consumer: Fuel a Lifelong Love Affair with Your Customers by Helping Them Get Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 2, 2017,
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3:00 PM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Marketing & Sales
Tara-Nicholle Nelson helps us create life-long relationships with our customers by servicing their aspirations rather than feeding their addictions.
Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
By Dylan Schleicher, published
February 24, 2017,
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9:00 AM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Innovation & Creativity, Marketing & Sales
Derek Thompson’s new book is about many things, including the mysteries of beauty and goose bumps, but it is, at its core, about the commerce of culture and the how technology has altered the path to popularity over time.
Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
By Dylan Schleicher, published
February 16, 2017,
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2:36 PM
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Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs has written a book “to explore the economic choices facing the United States and the world at the start of the new administration of Donald Trump and the new Congress."
Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less—and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
By Dylan Schleicher, published
February 10, 2017,
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2:00 PM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Innovation & Creativity
Scott Sonenshein teaches us how to shift mindsets and use the resources we already have more creatively instead of constantly seeking more.
$uperHubs: How the Financial Elite and their Networks Rule Our World
By Dylan Schleicher, published
February 2, 2017,
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10:40 AM
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Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Current Events & Public Affairs
Sandra Navidi pulls back the curtain on the financial elite for a personal look at the most powerful individuals, a scientific examination of the network dynamics at play, and an analysis of where it is all headed.
