Blue Ocean Strategy co-authors rank among ‘World’s Top 50 Thinkers’

In conjunction with McGraw Hill, the Crainer-Dearlove annual list of the World’s Top 50 Thinkers has been published.  As a testament to the power and relevance of Blue Ocean Strategy, Professor Renée Mauborgne and Professor W. Chan Kim again appear in the Top 10, this time being awarded fifth place. 

From TheThinkers50, here are the Top 10:

1. CK Prahalad
2. Malcolm Gladwell
3. Paul Krugman
4. Steve Jobs
5. W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne
6. Muhammad Yunus
7. Bill Gates
8. Richard Branson
9. Philip Kotler
10. Gary Hamel

Blue Ocean Strategy became an International Bestseller, after claiming the Wall Street Journal Bestseller, BusinessWeek Bestseller, and National (American) Bestseller status. It has been published in 41 languages, covering over 180 countries, breaking HBSP's historical record of most foreign language translations ever achieved. 

More about the TheThinkers50, including the complete 2009 list and how it is assembled, as well as a video gallery and ‘guru radar’ is available via their website.

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