First a
disclaimer: I’m a big fan of Hugh and
his work. I have been reading his blog for well over five years and used his
cartoons in a number of presentations and even printed some of
them off to display in my tiny office back when I was working in
Darlington.
I love Hugh’s dark sense of humour and refusal
to take bull and it is fair to say I was always going to love this book!
It is
primarily a book that is aimed at artists and creatives, but I still got a lot
from it. It won’t help you directly
fundraise, but it will bring a smile to your face and get you thinking about
creativity in your organisation.
Here are five of my favourite quotes from the book:
- "The more
original your idea is, the less good advice other people will be able to give
you. Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships. That is why good ideas are always initially
resisted.
- You don’t get
anywhere without hard work
- Companies
that squelch creativity can no longer compete with companies that champion
creativity.
- Merit can be
bought. Passion can’t. The only people who can change the world are people who
want to. And not everybody does.
It isn’t the
longest book ever written (it shouldn’t take much more than an hour to read)
but it is entertaining throughout. It
has a great combination of acerbic and witty cartoons, with pithy, entertaining
anecdotes and insightful thoughts that together make it a must read.
Be warned
however, if you are easily offended or if you don’t like the cartoon at the top
of this post then it probably isn’t for you.
However, I personally can’t wait for the next book: Evil Plans.
You can find out more about Hugh at his blog or follow him on Twitter.
