Boost Your Creative Intelligence
1st Edition
Published on 28. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-7494-3706-0 (ISBN)
Description
We have all at one time or another experienced a great flash of inspiration, or been on a 'roll' when everything seems to go right, or found a better way of doing something we have been doing for years. For most of us, though, such things are all too infrequent. But now neurological experts have identified how and why these amazing experiences occur, which has led to a breakthrough in creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Drawing on this research, Harry Alder shows us how we can now perform at peak levels and consistently succeed in areas that would have once seemed impossible. His thought-provoking and absorbing guide will inspire anyone to understand the creative process and shows that through self-analysis one can: *achieve a great deal more with little effort *increase levels of inspiration and creativity *experience prolonged periods of peak performance *add a vital new dimension to one's intellectual and emotional intelligence *share some of the thinking patterns of the world's greatest achievers *take the hit and miss element out of personal achievement *know the pleasure of fulfilling the most important goals in one's life.
Originally published in June 2002 as CQ: Boost Your Creative Intelligence. Revised August 2005 as Boost Your Creative Intelligence.
Originally published in June 2002 as CQ: Boost Your Creative Intelligence. Revised August 2005 as Boost Your Creative Intelligence.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
288 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-3706-0 (9780749437060)
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Person
Dr Harry Alder is a prolific and acclaimed international author, with some 25 titles to his name, many of which appear in more than 15 languages, including Boost Your Intelligence and Mind to Mind Marketing (Kogan Page). A psychologist, he also holds a master's degree in business administration and is a certified NLP Master Practitioner. A popular conference speaker and broadcaster, Dr Alder trains senior executives in leading companies, specializing in creativity, innovation, communication and personal effectiveness.
Content
Creativity quotient; Big C creativity; People, processes and products. CQ booster programme: The big C; The post-information age; The scarce commodity; The creativity enlightenment. Defining creativity: Creative questions; Popular creativity themes. The standard brain: Size doesn't matter; Twin operating systems; Understanding your brain; Accessing alpha. Creative people: Creative thinking traits; Genius and giftedness; Characteristics of creative thinking; CQ questions and commitments. Creative processes: Divergent thinking; States and stages; The biological process of creativity; Inhibition; The flow process; Flow characteristics. Creative products: What makes a creative product? Intelligence and creativity: IQ and CQ; Achievement and aptitude; Varieties of intelligence; The perfect partnership; The intelligence relationship. Systems and the environment: The creative environment; Creating paradigms. Culture and creativity: Cultural systems; Comparing cultures. The creative power of self-motivation: Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; Developing motivating attributes; Flashes and flow; Evaluation and inhibition; Information and rewards; CQ motivation. Measuring creativity: Psychometrics; Creativity tests; Self-testing; What the tests measure; Evaluating creativity; Popular psychometric creativity tests; Biometric testing; Tests on test; Creativity self-assessment. The quasi-science of creativity: Control and complexity; Experimental manipulation; States and stages; Replication and the real world; Summary of experimental findings. Creativity in business: Bureaucratization; Towards corporate creativity. CQ booster programme: What's in a CQ?; DIY CQ; Triple booster programme; Self-conditioning skills; Creativity techniques.
Defining creativity; Creativity and the standard brain; Creative people; Creative processes; Creative products; The creative power of self-motivation; Creativity in business