The Innovator Next Door

Looking for inspiration from innovators who creatively found solutions to challenges? Interested in learning a simple, proven process to spark new thinking?




Only in The Innovator Next Door will you find such gems. "John McCarthy helps readers easily tap into their own personal treasure trove of fleeting thoughts that, if nurtured, could lead to brilliant solutions to the big and little problems we regularly encounter in life." -Laura E. Marshak Ph. D., Professor Emeritus, Psychologist, and Author




McCarthy helps readers to remember that they don't have to be a genius to develop innovative and effective solutions to challenges, bottlenecks, and persistent problems. As a career educator, McCarthy presents these concepts in a clear and understandable way through the use of stories as a way to inspire readers' confidence in their own creative problem-solving.




To help readers to transform creative questions to results, McCarthy provides 50 real-world examples of problems, dilemmas, and creative solutions. Instead of re-using yesterday's thoughts today, you can see how everyday innovators re-imagined difficulties in finding valuable solutions to relatable challenges in life. Through stories from throughout the world, The Innovator Next Door helps to equip readers with tools and thought-provoking questions to address problem-opportunities in creative ways. The Innovator Next Door is sure to spark new ideas.