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The ideaFrom Vol. V
“Creativity is reductive, nonlinear, and inherently uncomfortable in a conference room.”
— Creativity Explained, Vol. V
(Vol. V) · Forthcoming
Creativity Explained
Why linear thinking can't get you there.
Why this book
One idea, sharpened over twenty-five years of brand work — written to be carried, read in a single sitting, and returned to.

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The podcastBe Meaningful · Season 3

The conversations behind the books.
Every episode, candid talks with the founders and CMOs building brands that mean something — the same thinking, sharpened over twenty-five years, that became these seven volumes.
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In practiceSelected Meaningful work
About
Pocket Books is a publishing imprint by Meaningful — a brand strategy agency in New York and San Francisco.
Seven volumes, one idea each — written to be carried, read in one sitting, and returned to.
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