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Conceptual blockbusting : a guide to better ideas / James L. Adams.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Pub., c2001.Edition: 4th edDescription: x, 220 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0738205370
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.4 ADA
LOC classification:
  • BF441 .A28 2001
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Contents:
Perceptual blocks -- Emotional blocks -- Cultural and environmental blocks -- Intellectual and expressive blocks -- Alternate thinking languages -- Kinds of blockbusters -- Groups -- Organizations.
Summary: The best-selling guide to overcoming creative blocks and unleashing a torrent of great ideas-updated for a new generation of problem solvers.Now, twenty-five years after its original publication, Conceptual Blockbusting has never been more relevant, powerful, or fresh. Integrating insights from the worlds of psychology, engineering, management, art, and philosophy, Adams identifies the key blocks (perceptual, emotional, cultural, environmental, intellectual, and expressive) that prevent us from realizing the full potential of our fertile minds. Employing unconventional exercises and other interactive elements, Adams shows individuals, teams, and organizations how to overcome these blocks, embrace alternative ways of thinking about complex problems, and celebrate the joy of creativity.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-209) and index.

Perceptual blocks -- Emotional blocks -- Cultural and environmental blocks -- Intellectual and expressive blocks -- Alternate thinking languages -- Kinds of blockbusters -- Groups -- Organizations.

The best-selling guide to overcoming creative blocks and unleashing a torrent of great ideas-updated for a new generation of problem solvers.Now, twenty-five years after its original publication, Conceptual Blockbusting has never been more relevant, powerful, or fresh. Integrating insights from the worlds of psychology, engineering, management, art, and philosophy, Adams identifies the key blocks (perceptual, emotional, cultural, environmental, intellectual, and expressive) that prevent us from realizing the full potential of our fertile minds. Employing unconventional exercises and other interactive elements, Adams shows individuals, teams, and organizations how to overcome these blocks, embrace alternative ways of thinking about complex problems, and celebrate the joy of creativity.

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