How the Paper Fish Learned to Swims

How the Paper Fish Learned to Swim
Jonathon A. Flaum
AMACOM
ISBN: 0-8144-0888-5
Non-Fiction, Business
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

An origami master in a remote Japanese fishing village creates designs so true to life that they could be real. From one such creation, a fish, the master learns an important lesson. The origami fish decides that he wants to be set free into the ocean with the other sea creatures. At first, the master is afraid for her creation, it will be destroyed as soon as it hits the water. Finally, she trusts her creation and is utterly surprised at the result.
This analogy fits perfectly with ideas in the workplace. Often, we have these really great ideas but we never speak up. When we do actually put work into a actually creating an idea we never fully commit to the process and trust our vision.
How the Paper Fish Learned to Swim is insightful and inspiring book for business. I particularly liked that each section was divided into In Principle and In Practice sub-sections that connect each idea with actual ways to use them in business. Some of the chapters also include The Case which gave a case study example of the principle in usage.