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"Creativity Now: Get Inspired, Create Ideas and Make Them Happen!" "Wolff, Jurgen"

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom Pearson Education Limited 17/07/2012Edition: 2nd Revised editionDescription: 240 PaperbackISBN:
  • 9780273770473
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.35 JUR
Contents:
Advice on careers & achieving success
Summary: "Whatever you're creative agenda is, use this book to instantly generate new ideas. Attractive and easy-to-use, Creativity Now provides an instant source of inspiration for times when creative stimulation runs dry. This updated edition is packed full of innovative exercises, tips, tricks, stories and inspirational examples. You will find out how to unleash endless streams of ideas on any topic and turn them into a success. Both creative in content and format, each page has been designed to give you an instant jolt of inspiration the moment you look inside. Divided into four parts, you will find help with: 1) Dreaming - getting into the state of mind to invite new ideas. 2) Originating - different ways to come up with new, exciting and innovative ideas on any topic. 3) Applying - taking action and turning ideas into reality. 3) Adapting - how others successfully realised their dream. Bonus materials, including audio and video tips are available at www.CreativityNowOnline.com"
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Whatever you're creative agenda is, use this book to instantly generate new ideas. Attractive and easy-to-use, Creativity Now provides an instant source of inspiration for times when creative stimulation runs dry.

This updated edition is packed full of innovative exercises, tips, tricks, stories and inspirational examples. You will find out how to unleash endless streams of ideas on any topic and turn them into a success.

Both creative in content and format, each page has been designed to give you an instant jolt of inspiration the moment you look inside.

Divided into four parts, you will find help with:

1) Dreaming - getting into the state of mind to invite new ideas.

2) Originating - different ways to come up with new, exciting and innovative ideas on any topic.

3) Applying - taking action and turning ideas into reality.

3) Adapting - how others successfully realised their dream.

Bonus materials, including audio and video tips are available at www.CreativityNowOnline.com

Advice on careers & achieving success

"Whatever you're creative agenda is, use this book to instantly generate new ideas. Attractive and easy-to-use, Creativity Now provides an instant source of inspiration for times when creative stimulation runs dry. This updated edition is packed full of innovative exercises, tips, tricks, stories and inspirational examples. You will find out how to unleash endless streams of ideas on any topic and turn them into a success. Both creative in content and format, each page has been designed to give you an instant jolt of inspiration the moment you look inside. Divided into four parts, you will find help with: 1) Dreaming - getting into the state of mind to invite new ideas. 2) Originating - different ways to come up with new, exciting and innovative ideas on any topic. 3) Applying - taking action and turning ideas into reality. 3) Adapting - how others successfully realised their dream. Bonus materials, including audio and video tips are available at www.CreativityNowOnline.com"

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Creative Success Manifesto (p. x)
  • 1 dreaming
  • Go for Baroque (p. 4)
  • Go away (p. 6)
  • Remember how to play (p. 8)
  • Why? What? When? Where? How? (p. 10)
  • Create your space (p. 12)
  • Get the right stuff (p. 14)
  • Be a streetcomber (p. 16)
  • Get physical! (p. 18)
  • Lose your limited thinking (p. 20)
  • You are not under arrest! (p. 22)
  • Make up a story (p. 24)
  • Go fishing with Edison (p. 26)
  • Use a mind machine (p. 28)
  • Find a mentor (p. 30)
  • Dare to daydream (p. 32)
  • Record your night dreams (p. 34)
  • Transform your inner critic (p. 36)
  • Go back to pen and paper (p. 38)
  • Stuff your head with facts (p. 40)
  • Take a nap (p. 42)
  • Keep a swipe file (p. 44)
  • Balance your brain (p. 46)
  • Feed your brain (p. 48)
  • Create a goals board (p. 50)
  • Join the League of Adventurers (p. 52)
  • 2 originating
  • Follow the four brainstorming guidelines (p. 56)
  • Ask the ignorant (p. 58)
  • Try the opposite (p. 60)
  • Do a future interview (p. 62)
  • Force a word association (p. 64)
  • When you have a good idea - keep going! (p. 66)
  • Start with the end (p. 68)
  • Apply your why, who, what, where and when questions (p. 70)
  • Have a Trendstorming session (p. 72)
  • Use mind maps (p. 74)
  • Try Freewriting (p. 76)
  • Challenge all assumptions (p. 78)
  • Imagine someone else's solution (p. 80)
  • Vary the attributes (p. 82)
  • Teach your problem (p. 84)
  • Make 1 + 1 equal 3 (p. 86)
  • Summon your Originator alter ego (p. 88)
  • Combine (p. 90)
  • Learn from nature (p. 92)
  • Match your interests and your skills (p. 94)
  • Fish in a different pond (p. 96)
  • Repurpose (p. 98)
  • Steal their methods (p. 100)
  • Eliminate creative blocks (p. 102)
  • Believe in goosebumps (p. 106)

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