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

Publication subTitle ：How to be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas

Publication series ：The John Adair Leadership Library

Author： Adair John  

Publisher： Kogan Page Ltd‎

Publication year： 2009

E-ISBN: 9780749460082

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780749454838

Subject： B804.4 creative thinking

Keyword： 科学发明、发现研究（创造学）,经济计划与管理

Language： ENG

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Description

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.

Chapter

Cover

Half title page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

About the author

Introduction

01 On human creativity

Keypoints

02 Use the stepping stones of analogy

Keypoints

03 Make the strange familiar and the familiar strange

Keypoints

04 Widen your span of relevance

Keypoints

05 Practise serendipity

Keypoints

06 Chance favours only the prepared mind

Keypoints

07 Curiosity

Keypoints

08 Keep your eyes open

Keypoints

09 Listen for ideas

Keypoints

10 Reading to generate ideas

Keypoints

11 Keep a notebook

Keypoints

12 Test your assumptions

Keypoints

13 Make better use of your Depth Mind

A framework of effective thinking

Emotion

Depth Mind

Keypoints

14 Do not wait for inspiration

Keypoints

15 Sharpen your analytical skills

Keypoints

16 Suspend judgement

Keypoints

17 Learn to tolerate ambiguity

Keypoints

18 Drift, wait and obey

Keypoints

19 Sleep on the problem

Keypoints

20 Working it out

Keypoints

21 Think creatively about your life

Keypoints

Appendix A Checklist: Have you analysed the problem?

Appendix B Checklist: Are you using your Depth Mind?

Appendix C Answers to quiz and exercise on pages 10–12 and 63

Index

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