The Art of Creative Thinking: How to be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas

ISBN-13: 9780749454838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 144 str.

John Adair

Opis

The Art of Creative Thinking provides clear, practical guidelines for developing one's powers as a creative thinker. Using examples of entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and artists, John Adair illustrates a key aspect of creativity in each chapter. Stimulating and accessible, this book will help readers understand the creative process, overcome barriers to new ideas, learn to think effectively and develop a creative attitude. It will help them become more confident as a creative thinkers. The Art of Creative Thinking provides a fresh concept of creative thinking. New ideas are the seeds of new products and services, and this book will open the door to them.

Recenzje

"This Book is stimulating, enjoyable and instructive." Business Executive August 2009

Spis treści

• • Chapter - 01: On human creativity;
  • Chapter - 02: Use the stepping stones of analogy;
  • Chapter - 03: Make the strange familiar and the familiar strange;
  • Chapter - 04: Widen your span of relevance;
  • Chapter - 05: Practise serendipity;
  • Chapter - 06: Chance favours only the prepared mind;
  • Chapter - 07: Curiosity;
  • Chapter - 08: Keep your eyes open;
  • Chapter - 09: Listen for ideas;
  • Chapter - 10: Reading to generate ideas;
  • Chapter - 11: Keep a notebook;
  • Chapter - 12: Test your assumptions;
  • Chapter - 13: Make better use of your Depth Mind;
  • Chapter - 14: Do not wait for inspiration;
  • Chapter - 15: Sharpen your analytical skills;
  • Chapter - 16: Suspend judgement;
  • Chapter - 17: Learn to tolerate ambiguity;
  • Chapter - 18: Drift, wait and obey;
  • Chapter - 19: Sleep on the problem;
  • Chapter - 20: Working it out;
  • Chapter - 21: Think creatively about your life

O autorze

John Adair is acknowledged internationally as an authority on leadership. The world's first Professor of Leadership Studies, he advises many organisations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. An effective speaker with a valuable message, he is one of the very few figures in recent years to have transformed the debate as to what effective leadership is all about.

John Adair has recently been made United Nations Chair of Strategic Leadership. Based in Turin, he has launched a strategic leadership programme in association with the UN. He has also received the Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award and China has made him its first Honorary Professor of Leadership. The author of over 50 books, now in 25 languages, on leadership and management development, he continues to write and teach throughout the world, inspiring new audiences with his timeless and timely vision of leadership.