A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0446404667 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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'Business brilliance!' -- USA Today 'This new WHACK is even more potent.' -- Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 'What a technique!' -- ABC's 20/20 'Using this product may beat consulting the I Ching.' -- Fortune 'Roger von Oech has won a loyal following around the country.' -- BusinessWeek 'Very refreshinga book about how to get through life!' -- Richard Bolles, Author of What Color Is Your Parachute 'Roger von Oech runs alps around everyone else in the creativity consulting business.' -- San Francisco Examiner 'A wonderfully entertaining book that will enhance your creative ability. It will make a difference in your life!' -- James Adams, author of Conceptual Blockbusting
. Roger von Oech is the president of Creative Think, a California-based consulting firm that has conducted creativity seminars with such companies as American Express, Apple Computer, AT&T, CBS, IBM, NBC, and NASA. He earned his doctorate from Stanford University in a self-conceived program in the history of ideas
"I've purchased almost 50 copies of this over my career" according to Pat Rushton. I've purchased almost 50 copies of this over my career and given to fellow employees, business friends and my I've purchased almost 50 copies of this over my career I've purchased almost 50 copies of this over my career and given to fellow employees, business friends and my 3 children. If you do nothing more than get the 10 mental blocks then you've received a gold mine.. children. If you do nothing more than get the 10 mental blocks then you've received a gold mine.. "Excellent!" according to Christopher Hamilton. Concrete approaches to keep your thinking fluid :) and great examples to get and keep you on your own path of creativity.. Whacked for the better! Its difficult to put the book down once you get a glimpse into the way a mind can work creatively if you really want. This book is definitely about making you re-think your actions, reactions and behavior as an individual at home or an executive at work. What makes it an easy read is that one does not need to finish a chapter to proceed to the next one. You can pick it up right from the middle if you likea must read!
This is the 25th anniversary edition of the creativity classic by Dr. Roger von Oech. Over the years, A WHACK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD has been praised by business people, educators, scientists, homemakers, artists, youth leaders, and many more. Now Roger von Oech's fully illustrated and updated volume is filled with even more provocative puzzles, anecdotes, exercises, metaphors, cartoons, questions, quotations, stories, and tips designed to systematically break through your mental blocks and unlock your mind for creative thinking. This new edition will attract an entire new generation of readers with updated and mind-stretching material.. The book has been stimulating creativity in millions of readers, translated into eleven languages, and used in seminars around the world