The Art of Creative Thinking provides clear, practical guidelines for developing your 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 you to understand the creative process, overcome barriers to new ideas, learn to think effectively and develop a creative attitude. It will help you to become more confident in yourself as a creative person. The Art of Creative Thinking gives you a fresh concept of creative thinking and it will guide you in developing your full potential as a creative thinker. New ideas are the seeds of new products and services, and this book will open the door to them.
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In The Art of Creative Thinking renowned expert John Adair offers clear guidelines for developing your full potential as a creative thinker. He helps anyone to overcome barriers to having new ideas and develop a true understanding of the creative process.
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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
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"This Book is stimulating, enjoyable and instructive."
Best-selling author with over 500,000 books sold The first professor of Leadership Studies in the world and the most distinguished figure in the field. The Sunday Times Adair is rightly regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern leadership. Businessballs.com Reveals the secrets of generating new ideas to help gain a competitive advantage Shows readers practical and rewarding ways to develop these skills
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Provides clear, practical guidelines for developing your powers as a creative thinker

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780749454838
Publisert
2009-02-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Kogan Page Ltd
Vekt
195 gr
Høyde
218 mm
Bredde
141 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
UF, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144

Forfatter

Biographical note

John Adair is the world's leading authority on leadership and leadership development. Over a million managers worldwide have taken part in the Action-Centred Leadership programmes he pioneered, and he advises many organizations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. John is the author of over 50 books, including the leadership classic Not Bosses But Leaders, (also published by Kogan Page), and he continues to write and teach throughout the world, inspiring new audiences with his vision of leadership.