Innovation at Work: 52 Micro-Experiments for Brave Leaders Who Want to Unstick Teams, Spark Ideas, and Build What’s Next

by Melissa Dinwiddie

298 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2026

Reviews

[Jacob Cass · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I didn’t read this cover to cover, and that’s actually a compliment. Innovation at Work is the kind of book you can open anywhere and immediately find something useful. It’s clear, practical, and just like Melissa, FUN! What stood out is how easy it is to think... "I could try this next week," not someday when there’s more time or buy in (which essentially means never). There are countless ideas grounded in real teams, real environments with real constraints. I also co-hosted Melissa Dinwiddie on the Just Branding Podcast, and the clarity, energy and warmth she brought to that conversation absolutely shows up in the book. If you lead teams, run workshops, or want true innovation, this is well worth your time!

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is brilliant! I think it is the most practical, useable, and transformational, business genre book I have ever read.

I recommend every person that leads a team, in any area of business, from operational to executive, buys a copy.

Once you have it this isn't a book to sit down and read cover to cover. It is one that you page through to get a feel for the structure, then dip in, pick an experiment, and try it out for 15 minutes in a meeting or work session that same day. And then try another one the next day or the next week. And start paying attention to the small but definite changes in energy and behaviours, and the outcomes that follow.

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is BEYOND the best creative cookbook I have ever seen - it is like MacGyver meets Martha Stewart! What I mean is that it is so handy that you can both be the action hero in a team crisis and pull a creative solution out of your pocket to save the day. Or, you can plan and execute the most seamless and enlivening innovation session your organization has ever seen, where the sparks and the ideas will both fly.

[Celine Ong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its a great book and engaging