With the book swap you get several effects within one action: The team refuels knowledge, you increase intrinsic motivation and strengthen the team spirit.
At the start or in preparation of an innovation project, all team members receive a book on a specific aspect of innovation. Everyone is encouraged to actively take notes in the book and then swap the book with another team member.
This process continues until every participant has read and commented on every book. This simple method has an effect in many directions:
– Notes from colleagues spur further discovery.
– Colleague notes make book after book of reading more efficient.
– A common and synchronous level of knowledge quickly emerges.
– The books show everyone through the notes that they have been engaged.
– The method is a booster for an innovative mindset.
The method is inspired by the concepts of public bookcases and bookcrossing.
