A fascinating look at why some ideas succeed.

Loved this one, just as I have enjoyed all of his books! Plays right into my INTP personality. Ready for more!

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not as good as the outliers. ( )

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This is a book I've heard about for a long time, but have just now gotten around to. The audiobook was well read by the author. I was particularly interested in the nature vs nurture discussion, and that peers influence our children, and not parents.

Gladwell really makes you think--and that's high praise. And it's very readable-no pretension. Well worth reading. ( )

Although I did not connect with the issues in this book as strongly as Blink and Outliers, I did enjoy reading it all the same. ( )

September 24, 2002
If you are looking for a collection of unusual stories and pseudo-scientific tales to entertain your friends during the next party or dinner, this is the book you are looking for.
But if you like real books, i.e. a collection of pages that constitutes a single, valuable, interesting object, then this is not for you. Some of the examples from Malcom Gladwell extend over several pages, for no reason. Each basic concept is repeated so many times giving the impression the author is talking to a dummy reader, not to a "normal" person.
In conclusion, Malcom's book seems to be more a first draft than a finished work.
The style is not consistent across chapters, and the connections between chapters and topics is weak. ( )

Great idea - small factors can tip a small change into a runaway effect - and well written. But I can't get away from the idea that this was better suited to a long feature-article essay rather than a book. But, the guy can write, and a lot more thought has gone into this slim volume than meets the eye. I will be reading more Gladwell. Read August 2009. ( )

a very interesting presentation with great examples, but it doesn't really tell you anything you don't already know. the way it ties things together though is sensible and innovative to understand how certain ideas take off. ( )

This book is also not directly about leadership but in another sense, it is all about leadership. Leadership is about affecting change. Great leaders affect massive change and mobilize groups to take action. The insights in the book are about the leverage points for such mobilization and for this, it is worth its weight in gold.

Gladwell looks at the different kinds of people and how they influence others to create both the biological and the sociological kinds of 'viral epidemics.' His basic theories break people down into a few key kinds of personalities that in turn, by six-degrees of separation, spread the given epidemic to others: Connectors (the people who know everybody), Mavens (first adopters and market researchers), and Salesmen (people with an ineffable charisma).It is an interesting look, via case studies, into human behavior, but because of the book's publication date (2002) little to no information is included about the influence of the internet.I enjoyed this book and will probably pick up another of Gladwell's books. ( )

Fascinating! Gladwell once again gets the reader to look at the world in a new way - this time to look for the little things that can be changed to make HUGE differences. Definitely recommended! ( )

This book attempts to explain which factors work together to create fads, trends and epidemics in an increasingly global society. Although the work never evolves beyond a piece of facile pop sociology, it is most interesting for the way the author makes coherent links between seemingly disparate pieces of information in support of his thesis. If this is the first of the three Gladwell books one reads, the style of synthesis and the choice of supporting details will probably seem fresh and appealing. The writing is clear, even when the ideas presented are complicated. ( )

Fascinating read that deconstructs social epidemics, examining the factors that cause trends to "catch fire." Especially interesting descriptions of Connectors, Mavens and Salespeople, who play critical roles in the spread of social contagions. ( )

This was the first book I read on socio-economics and I found it very interesting -- this book taught me a new paradigm of how our solutions might affect others and how they may be used to someone's advantage . . . This book became even more interesting to me after reading "Freakonomics" since the pieces of literature are somewhat opposed in their view on very similar topics. ( )

Gladwell writes about epidemics of social change, like the crime reduction in New York following Bernie Goetz's vigilante action, Connectors, Mavens, Salesmen, Paul Revere, Stickiness, Blue's Clues, Gore-tex, and other interesting topics.

This book is better than his subsequent formula books. ( )

Some interesting ideas, and a good enough read. ( )

I included this book in my book: The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. www.100bestbiz.com. ( )

An interesting read - makes one think about how things become popular, etc. ( )

A fascinating point about how things "take off." This effects everything from fashion, to marketing and advertising, and the establishment of addictions. Interesting stuff! ( )

In my professional life, I'm involved in strategic technology planning, and leading change programs in organizations. I've seen embryonic ideas and emerging technologies suddenly "take off" and become popular. And I've seen organizations respond to change -- technological or otherwise -- in so many ways. Why do some ideas fail, and others become wildly successful? The Tipping Point provides a way of "understanding why change so often happens as quickly and as unexpectedly as it does." Malcolm Gladwell takes the reader through several case studies of familiar situations, i.e.; the drop in New York City crime in the mid-1990s, or the popularity of Sesame Street, to describe three laws associated with "social epidemics":
* The Law of the Few: a very small number of people make it happen
* The Stickiness Factor: something about the message that makes it memorable
* The Power of Context: the environment and surroundings can make all the difference

Gladwell outlines these points in layman's terms, while diving deep into various social phenomena to illustrate the three laws. His message was "sticky" enough that I found my mind jumping off to situations I was familiar with in my professional and personal life. One of the more profound messages in The TIpping Point is that often the little things have the greatest impact: a small number of people are influential in making change happen; a small "tweak" to an idea can make the difference between acceptance and rejection.

This is an interesting read for anyone interested in human behavior or societal trends. ( )

This will explain how your business can take on an expansion that is little know or practised – in a shorter time frame.

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