I just finished “Re-inventing Collapse” by Dmitry Orlov. It was OK. A little too conspiratorial, pessimistic and “Walking Dead” for me.
Someone on the boards had mentioned “Managing the Design Factory” by Donald Reinertsen. I’m about 80 pages in now and my mind is blown. I had no idea there were strong logical arguments to be made in managing product development. I wish I had this toolbox 10 years ago to help make my arguments. It’s fun to when one’s life experiences lead to the same conclusions as advanced theoretical models.
BTW: Not an easy read for a designer. The author is from engineering and so he tosses a lot of maths with little explanation of what it means. Be prepared.