The Art of Creative Thinking: How to Be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas (John Adair Leadership Library)

New ideas help businesses gain an advantage over their rivals. Employees who generate these new ideas -- who practice the art of creative thinking -- are one of a company's greatest assets. The Art of Creative Thinking shows the reader practical ways of becoming a more creative thinker. Each succinct chapter is built around one core idea which is then developed and illustrated. End-of-chapter key points summarize the main points. The Art of Creative Thinking shows you how to: develop your understanding of the creative process; overcome barriers to creating new ideas; broaden your vision; build on new ideas; develop a creative attitude; become more confident as a creative thinker. Contents......Page 6 About the author......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 On human creativity......Page 16 KEYPOINTS......Page 19 Use the stepping stones of analogy......Page 20 KEYPOINTS......Page 25 Make the strange familiar and the familiar strange......Page 26 KEYPOINTS......Page 30 Widen your span of relevance......Page 32 KEYPOINTS......Page 35 Practise serendipity......Page 36 KEYPOINTS......Page 39 Chance favours only the prepared mind......Page 40 KEYPOINTS......Page 43 Curiosity......Page 44 KEYPOINTS......Page 48 Keep your eyes open......Page 50 KEYPOINTS......Page 54 Listen for ideas......Page 56 KEYPOINTS......Page 60 Reading to generate ideas......Page 62 KEYPOINTS......Page 66 Keep a notebook......Page 68 KEYPOINTS......Page 71 Test your assumptions......Page 72 KEYPOINTS......Page 77 Make better use of your Depth Mind......Page 78 A FRAMEWORK OF EFFECTIVE THINKING......Page 79 EMOTION......Page 80 DEPTH MIND......Page 81 KEYPOINTS......Page 86 Do not wait for inspiration......Page 88 KEYPOINTS......Page 92 Sharpen your analytical skills......Page 94 KEYPOINTS......Page 99 Suspend judgement......Page 100 KEYPOINTS......Page 103 Learn to tolerate ambiguity......Page 104 KEYPOINTS......Page 107 Drift, wait and obey......Page 108 KEYPOINTS......Page 112 Sleep on the problem......Page 114 KEYPOINTS......Page 118 Working it out......Page 120 KEYPOINTS......Page 125 Think creatively about your life......Page 126 KEYPOINTS......Page 129 Checklist: Have you analysed theproblem?......Page 130 Checklist: Are you using your Depth Mind?......Page 134 Answers to quiz and exercise on pages 10–12 and 63......Page 136 Index......Page 140 Kogan Press Contents 6 About the author 10 Introduction 12 On human creativity 16 KEYPOINTS 19 Use the stepping stones of analogy 20 KEYPOINTS 25 Make the strange familiar and the familiar strange 26 KEYPOINTS 30 Widen your span of relevance 32 KEYPOINTS 35 Practise serendipity 36 KEYPOINTS 39 Chance favours only the prepared mind 40 KEYPOINTS 43 Curiosity 44 KEYPOINTS 48 Keep your eyes open 50 KEYPOINTS 54 Listen for ideas 56 KEYPOINTS 60 Reading to generate ideas 62 KEYPOINTS 66 Keep a notebook 68 KEYPOINTS 71 Test your assumptions 72 KEYPOINTS 77 Make better use of your Depth Mind 78 A FRAMEWORK OF EFFECTIVE THINKING 79 EMOTION 80 DEPTH MIND 81 KEYPOINTS 86 Do not wait for inspiration 88 KEYPOINTS 92 Sharpen your analytical skills 94 KEYPOINTS 99 Suspend judgement 100 KEYPOINTS 103 Learn to tolerate ambiguity 104 KEYPOINTS 107 Drift, wait and obey 108 KEYPOINTS 112 Sleep on the problem 114 KEYPOINTS 118 Working it out 120 KEYPOINTS 125 Think creatively about your life 126 KEYPOINTS 129 Appendix A 130 Checklist: Have you analysed theproblem? 130 Appendix B 134 Checklist: Are you using your Depth Mind? 134 Appendix C 136 Answers to quiz and exercise on pages 10–12 and 63 136 Index 140 9780749447991,9780749452186,9780749454838,0749447990,0749454830

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.

 

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