The Creative Thinking Handbook

Vorwort
Additional resources: includes online tool the Decision Radar, which allows readers to assess their thinking, track their development and personalize their experience

Autorentext

Chris Griffiths is founder and CEO of OpenGenius, and world-leading expert on the application of innovation and Mind Mapping®. He has helped drive business growth for thousands worldwide, including teams and individuals from Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, the United Nations and Nobel Laureates.

He is a bestselling author on creativity and innovative thinking skills, and promotes entrepreneurial thinking through the Inspire Genius Foundation.

Melina Costi is a professional business writer with a background in marketing management. She has co-authored several books.

Klappentext

More than 82 per cent of companies believe creativity directly impacts results, yet few of us understand how it comes about or how to put it into practice. Some people say that creativity is about thinking outside the box, while others believe it is about being creative inside the box; but what if there is no box?

The Creative Thinking Handbook argues that we need to identify and remove the 'box' around our thinking, so we canunlock unlimited streams of creativity for professional and business success. This book offers an integrated system of personalized insights, along with clear, practical tools and strategies - including the tried-and-trusted Solution Finder model.

The authors show you how to develop your creative problem-solving skills to make better decisions with an individualized step-by-step strategy. Based on long-term research and testing of the creative thinking process, The Creative Thinking Handbook helps you generate more ideas and find brilliant solutions for any professional challenge.

Zusammenfassung
Unlock unlimited streams of creativity with this comprehensive handbook, packed with personalized advice, practical tools, useful templates, and a tried-and-tested problem-solving model.

Inhalt

Chapter - 00: Introduction - Why do we need new ideas, really?; Section - ONE: Thinking about your thinking; Chapter - 01: The decision radar; Chapter - 02: Common thinking errors - Selective thinking; Chapter - 03: Common thinking errors - Reactive thinking; Chapter - 04: Common thinking errors - Assumptive thinking; Section - TWO: The solution finder; Chapter - 05: The context for creative problem solving; Chapter - 06: The solution finder step 1 - Understanding; Chapter - 07: The solution finder step 2 - Ideation; Chapter - 08: The solution finder step 2 - Ideation toolkit; Chapter - 09: The solution finder step 3 - Analysis; Chapter - 10: The solution finder step 4 - Direction; Section - THREE: The end of the beginning; Chapter - 11: Commit to 'thinking differently'; Chapter - 12: Creative leadership; Chapter - 13: Conclusion - Where do you go from here?; Chapter - 14: Appendix - Activity answers; Chapter - 15: Index