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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139871603321

Autore

Adair John

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Kogan Page, 2007

ISBN

0-7494-6008-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

The John Adair Leadership Library

Disciplina

153.35

658.314

658.4063

Soggetti

Art

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)

Creative thinking

Psychology

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the author; Introduction; On human creativity; Use the stepping stones of analogy; Make the strange familiar and the familiar strange; Widen your span of relevance; Practise serendipity; Chance favours only the prepared mind; Curiosity; Keep your eyes open; Listen for ideas; Reading to generate ideas; Keep a notebook; Test your assumptions; Make better use of your Depth Mind; Do not wait for inspiration; Sharpen your analytical skills; Suspend judgement; Learn to tolerate ambiguity; Drift, wait and obey; Sleep on the problem; Working it out; Think creatively about your life

Appendix AAppendix B; Appendix C; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.