The Creative Way Forward

Name: The Creative Way Forward
ISBN: 978-1639081097

A Guide for Navigating Change in Work and Life

by Jen Martin

Publisher

Fast Company Press

Publication

Sep 17, 2024

Format

EBook

Illustrated

Price

$9.99

ISBN

978-1639081097

ASIN

B0DFHMZC81

Pages

218

Age

Adult 18+

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

2025 IBPA Book Awards Gold Winner: Self-Help
2025 IBPA Book Awards Silver Winner: Best New Voice, Nonfiction
2025 Axiom Awards Gold Medalist in Personal Development
2024 Foreword INDIES Book Awards Bronze Winner: Career (Adult Nonfiction)
2024 American Book Fest Award Winner - Self-Help: General
2024 American Book Fest Award Finalist - Business: Motivational

"Martin's well-researched and thoughtfully crafted book provides a road map for staying resilient, adaptable, and true to yourself in the face of life's challenges."
-Daniel H. Pink, New York Times best-selling author of The Power of Regret and Drive

Learn How to Creatively Adapt, Improvise Solutions, and Embrace Change

Change is inevitable. If there's one thing we can plan on, it's that nothing will stay the same. Yet change can also be challenging, especially when it's unexpected. In times of disruption when we most need to be creative, we're often reactive. We hang on to what we know instead of being open to the vast possibilities of what's next. Professional coach and consultant Jen Martin shows us another way: how to build your creative capacity and ability to improvise forward, even during life's biggest twists and turns.

For those navigating any type of change—whether at work or in life—Jen shares research-backed practices and tools to help you strengthen your agility and adaptability. In this book, you will learn:

The four-part Change Curve for navigating transitions
How to regulate your nervous system to be creative versus reactive
Why knowing “what's core for you” is critical for being adaptive
Three powerful ways to reframe your perspective
The type of curiosity you'll need in order to embrace what's next
How to creatively navigate detours and setbacks on the journey

This book is a beautiful reminder that while the future is inherently uncertain, it's precisely when we don't have all the answers that we often come up with the most interesting ideas and discover the creative way forward.

Awards & Endorsements

Award

2025 IBPA Book Awards Gold Winner: Self-Help

Award

2025 IBPA Book Awards Silver Winner: Best New Voice, Nonfiction

Award

2025 Axiom Awards Gold Medalist in Personal Development

Award

2024 Foreword INDIES Book Awards Bronze Winner: Career (Adult Nonfiction)

Award

2024 American Book Fest Award Winner - Self-Help: General

Award

2024 American Book Fest Award Finalist - Business: Motivational

Author(s)

Jen Martin

Jen Martin is a coach and consultant working with leaders and teams to navigate change creatively. For more than a decade, she has coached and trained thousands of people across industries and sectors, including Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, nonprofits, and government agencies. Jen has a B.A. in history and international studies from Northwestern University and an M.P.A. from the University of Washington with a focus on management and organization development. She is a certified professional coach, trained through CTI and certified through the International Coaching Federation. She currently lives in Seattle with her family and still has the love of adventure she gained from growing up in Alaska.