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Creative Velocity:

Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in

the Age of Generative AI

creative velocity book

Available in: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook | Released: May 6, 2025

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Learn how to partner with AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. This award-winning guide combines 25 years of Fortune 100 experience with cognitive science research and practical frameworks that help leaders and teams solve complex problems and drive innovation that creates competitive advantage.

What's Inside​​​

The Book Includes:

Research on Creativity - Cognitive science-backed insights into how creativity works and how anyone can cultivate it.

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Real-World Examples - Lessons from 25 years at Fortune 100 companies and exclusive interviews with industry leaders like Tony Fadell (iPod/iPhone co-inventor, Nest founder) and Scott Belsky (Adobe)

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Practical Exercises - Activities to help individuals and teams strengthen their creative potential

Actionable Takeaways - Strategies for solving problems, building resilience, and thriving in an AI-driven world

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You Will Learn:

  • Non-linear thinking methods to explore novel possibilities

  • Trigger mechanisms that jump-start new trains of thought and spark disruptive ideation

  • Different forms of play that stimulate creative thoughts and critical thinking

  • Achieving a state of flow to identify groundbreaking discoveries

Critical acclaim for "Creative Velocity"

Literary Titan Gold Book Award
Intl Impact Award
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Why This Book Matters Now

 

As generative AI transforms sectors and automates routine tasks, the demand for uniquely human skills—creativity, empathy, and adaptability—has never been higher. While AI excels at managing data and repetitive tasks, human creativity brings the context, meaning, and ethical considerations that drive real innovation.

 

The rise of AI requires new collaborations with technology—roles that focus on leveraging, managing, and innovating alongside AI systems. This demands a creative mindset, curiosity, and the confidence to explore new opportunities without fear of failure., with tall and narrow letters, that works well on almost every site.

Creative Velocity Book Award
Creative Velocity Book Review

"You will discover techniques to enhance your creativity, learn to work with generative AI, utilize mixture descriptions, become a master of changing the rules, recognize the value of inversion thinking, better regulate your emotions, challenge your unconscious behaviors, go with the flow, and more."

Creative Velocity Book Award
Literary Titan Award

"Whether you are a beginner exploring your creative potential or a seasoned innovator looking for a fresh perspective, Grandy’s book has something for you."

For Individuals and Businesses

For Individuals: Creative Velocity helps you strengthen creative thinking and problem-solving skills that give you a competitive edge. Build confidence in proven techniques, tackle challenges with fresh perspectives, and showcase uniquely human skills that AI cannot replace.For Businesses: Enable your teams to move faster and adapt more effectively to new challenges. This practical roadmap helps organizations break through bottlenecks, drive meaningful innovation, and turn ideas into competitive advantages.

What Leaders Are Saying

Inspiration and Empathy

I am grateful for the inspiration, insights, and advice I have received throughout my career from the accomplished and creative people I interviewed for this book. They offered me their time and perspective without asking for anything in return, and for that, I am honored. To show my gratitude, I have made charitable donations in their honor to the nonprofit organizations of their choice. The following list represents the causes and organizations that received these donations to thank these incredibly generous and esteemed individuals.

Denny Post

Board Member, Travel & Leisure, Libbey, Vital Farms

 

Foreseeable Future Foundation

Kerry Lenhart and John Sakmar

Producers, Writers

(including MacGyver 1986-1988)

 

Bags and Grace

Tony Fadell 

Build Collective Principal, Nest founder, iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor

 

Environmental Defense Fund - MethaneSat

Scott Ehrlich

Chief Innovation Officer, Head of Corporate Strategy 

Sinclair Broadcast Group

 

American Museum of Ceramic Arts

Jay Samit

Artist, Bestselling Author, Head of Partnerships, Verses

 

Doctors Without Borders

Scilla Andreen

Founder & CEO Impactful Group, Founder, IndieFlix

 

The Impactful Fund

Jules Pieri

 Board Member, Investor, CEO and Co-Founder The Grommet

 

Navy Yard Garden & Art

Jason Silva

TV Host, Futurist, Digital Media Storyteller, Speaker

 

 

MAPS.org

Pat Copeland

Member, Board of Trustees, Harvey Mudd College,

Former CPTO, Zendesk,
GM, Moloco

 

A Little Bit Therapeutic

Scott Belsky

Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Product Officer, EVP Design & Emerging Products

 

Museum of Modern Art Education Fund

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