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Did you know that over 70% of executives and CEO's believe innovation and empathy are key to their company's growth, yet most don't know how to incorporate either into the company culture? Many struggle to successfully innovate in their work or personal life, but author and researcher April Bell has zeroed in on the power of empathy and the ability to embrace risk. In her book, The Fire Starter: Igniting Innovation With Empathy, she explains why empathy is crucial for innovation, how you can further develop and strengthen your own empathy, and how you can use it to fuel inspiration and solutions. Bell combines engaging personal stories with research to provide readers with a simple framework helping them connect to greater human truths to solve big problems. In FireStarter, through a series of self-explorative questions and exercises, you will discover: How to use your own curiosity to become more empathetic How to reframe the desire for perfection to open new pathways for innovation Why discernment is essential to any problem solving process April Bell's The Fire Starter: Igniting Innovation With Empathy will give you the tools to ignite creativity, empower relationships, and inspire possibility through empathy and self-discovery.

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"""This is a book which will engage you with authenticity and motivate you with love. April has a knack for finding the right words to lead toward the best version of ourselves."" - Bob Goff, Author NY Time Best Sellers, Love Does, Everybody Always and Dream Big ""The only place I can start is...WOW. JUST WOW. I had to read the chapter three times before I could get through it without stopping to collect myself. This work will help so many people in ways you will never imagine."" - David Toothaker, Chief Customer Officer, BANYAN; Angel Investor ""April really cuts at the importance of authentic curiosity. In this book, she shows how to look beyond the first thing you learn, and getting to the deeper, true insight - something with which you can build real plans on."" - Steve Ripple, Senior Advisor - The Stable ""There's a growing body of evidence connecting curiosity, humility, empathy, and compassion and how together they build (and rebuild) important relationships. April understands this science and makes it practical and actionable-as a natural-born storyteller to boot."" - Jesse Antin, Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley ""Today's climate of ever-changing technology, generational expectations, focus on diversity, equity and inclusion...all while delivering results...requires us to rethink our traditional approach to tackling these matters, personally and professionally. This book is a must read for those feeling stuck or seeking to deepen their focus on agility. Bell's vulnerability resonates with the reader as she refines 'out of the box' thinking through an empathic lens."" - Jodi Downey, Director, Helmerich & Payne ""One of the greatest gifts we can give each other is deep listening. This is as true in business as it is in our personal lives. Empathy is a skill every leader should embody and April Bell's book beautifully outlines just how to do that."" - Katja Cahoon, LCSW, EMDR Psychotherapist ""I've spent my career in the seemingly rational world of investing. As I got more experienced, I learned that emotions drive so much of our financial decision making. But it wasn't until I read Fire Starter that I learned how to put those emotions to work - to innovate and to make better decisions. Instead of suppressing and avoiding emotions, we can leverage their incredible power. I'm now using April's playbook so that I and my team can be more entrepreneurial, forward-thinking and innovative, all by harnessing our hearts."" - Kara Murphy - Chief Investment Officer, Kestra Holdings ""As a leader, I have found this book and the guided process April outlines invaluable to me. Because of it, I have not only become more curious and open, but I have started acting on my goals with more intention and passion."" - Carli Rosencranz - Senior Director Global Sourcing, Walmart"

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