Up until a few weeks ago, I’d never heard of Amy Whitaker or her new book. It’s awesome publications though like Success Magazine (I’ve been a subscriber since 2013) that have introduced me to new books and up-and-coming authors I might have otherwise missed.  Amy’s new book is Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses, and it officially releases today, July 5, 2016.  Amy believes business thinkers can learn from artists and writers. To that Success Magazine says, “At a time when science, technology, engineering and math threaten to crowd the humanities out of American universities, Whitaker’s approach could not be more timely.”  Her book lays out a program for cultivating art thinking, and “how to leverage creative failure into progress, inventions, and new products or services.” Join in on our chat below Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS In today’s episode, Amy and I discuss: The benefits of, and simple habits for, finding space for open-ended creative thinking The distinction between “judging” and “discerning” when it comes to your own work Practical ways to create financial security when pursuing side projects And a lot more… This Episode is Sponsored By FreshBooks FreshBooks is currently offering a month of unrestricted use to to all RtLP listeners – totally free right now. And, you don’t need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month, click here and be sure and enter ReadToLead in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. If your business uses Freshbooks, and you’d like to share your experience with the Read to Lead audience, click the contact tab at the top of this page and let us know. Be sure and include “FreshBooks” in the subject line. Amy’s Latest Book You can order your copy of Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses right now. Amy in Action Books Amy Recommends The 10 Commandments of Business Failure by Daniel R. Keough On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott The Writing Life by Annie Dillard What I Think About When I Think About Running by Haruki Murakami Amy’s Resources The best place to find out more about Amy is at her website. Here, you can pick up a copy of Amy’s new book.