{"product_id":"book-eh74","title":"The Necessity of Strangers","description":" We live in a world filled with strangers, and most of us are  conditioned to fear or at least avoid people we dont know or  understand, who might pose a threat, force us out of our comfort  zones, or challenge us to question the beliefs and habits we hold  dear. Most of us assume that strangers are a problem rather than an  opportunity to learn, grow, and reach our full potential, and this  view translates to our belief that the people we know best are the  real keys to our success. But what if this isnt the  case?  What if strangers are actually more important than  friends, and what if in order to succeed in anything worth doing,  we must engage, learn from, and collaborate with strangers in new  and compelling ways?  THE NECESSITY OF STRANGERS makes the case for the simple,  profound and counter-intuitive idea that strangers are a necessity  for both our personal success and the success of our organizations,  precisely because of strangers' differences and their ability to  challenge us to think differently about ourselves, the problems we  face and the very nature of what is possible. Engaging the right  strangers makes us-and our organizations-more complete,  compelling, innovative, and successful. Any organization striving  to innovate and grow can unlock a key competitive advantage-and  provide greater value for customers-by developing a clear  understanding of strangers and their perspectives. The book does  not focus only on people from other cultures, countries, races, or  religions, but also our coworkers and people we already work with,  whose training, expertise, and outlook are different from our  own.  Crucially, the book includes a framework  for maximizing encounters with strangers, as well as 7 key  principles for developing a \"stranger-centric\" mindset. The  book then goes on to explain how to apply those priniciples  to engaging strangers in 5 key areas where strangers are  vital to success:    Driving greater innovation  Building more collaborative and capable enterprises and  initiatives  Finding and getting the best out of people  Developing new markets and customer relationships  Unlocking the real potential of mergers, acquisitions and  partnerships      Ultimately, THE NECESSITY OF STRANGERS is about the future of  innovation and personal and business success, in a world in which  all of us and all of our companies and organizations can-and  must-access more new ideas, insights, perspectives and  relationships than ever before.  ","brand":"Ascent Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49428660551984,"sku":"BDeh74","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49428660650288,"sku":"ZEeh74","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49428660715824,"sku":"ZMeh74","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/eh74-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778671614","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eh74","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}