The Magic of Imperfection Paperback by Jason F. McLennan

Product Details

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2025-09-09)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 192 pages
• ISBN-13: 9798890571014
• Item Weight: 266.49 grams
• Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.75 x 0.43 cm

Winner of The BookFest Award for Best Nonfiction Book in Business Leadership – Professional Growth.

Break free from perfectionism and finish your creative projects. This unconventional guide shows you how to overcome creative blocks and finally complete your work through strategic imperfection.

The world is full of creative people. So why do some get their ideas out in the world while others don’t? Why are some incredibly prolific while others struggle with deadlines or can’t complete projects? In this book, Jason F. McLennan—a master in “getting stuff done”—shares secrets to boosting productivity, innovation, and personal success. By adopting his “¾ baked” philosophy and the key lessons that surround it, readers will be able to dramatically increase their output while also keeping their creative juices flowing.

McLennan’s recipe for creative success includes the following ideas:

• Look forward to failure
• Discover the power of feedback
• Learn to become a “trim tab”
• Harness the power of momentum to drive creativity

We’ve all heard the phrase “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” Perfection is often what holds so many people back. Trying to reach it means that nothing much can get completed, and inspiration itself is often blocked as people either procrastinate or endlessly self-edit. By chasing perfection, it remains elusively further away.

The world is full of half-baked ideas—but almost no perfect ones. With The Magic of Imperfection, readers will learn how to seriously amp up what they do, how fast they do it, and simultaneously how well it gets done.

About the Author

Jason F. McLennan is considered one of the world’s most influential individuals in architecture and sustainability. Chief sustainability officer at Perkins&Will, he founded the Living Building Challenge and International Living Future Institute. McLennan has won numerous awards, including the Buckminster Fuller Prize and ENR Award of Excellence. His work spans Fortune 500 companies, leading educational institutions, and major sports venues, including Climate Pledge Arena.