
Look
A Practical Guide for Improving Your Observational Skills
James H. Gilmore(Author)
River Grove Books (Publisher)
Published on 17. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-966629-42-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Jim Gilmore teaches us that something as seemingly simple as looking can be crucial for success in any field. So get this book-and learn to look with whole new eyes."
-Daniel H. Pink, Author of Drive and A Whole New Mind
Mastering the Way You See the World
Inspired by Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats method, Jim Gilmore has created a unique and useful tool to help our ability to perceive. In his latest book, Look: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Observational Skills, Gilmore introduces the metaphor of ''six looking glasses.'' Each looking glass represents a particular skill to master in order to enhance the way we look at the world.
The six skills include binoculars, bifocals, magnifying glass, microscope, rose-colored glasses, and blindfold looking. Each looking glass provides an observational lens through which to see the world differently. This framework will help its users to:
¿See the big picture
¿Overcome personal bias
¿Pinpoint significance
¿Better scrutinize numerous details
¿Uncover potential opportunities
¿See what's in the mind's eye
These varying perspectives offer myriad practical applications: They can help any executive, manager, or designer more richly observe customer behavior, philanthropists and policy makers more keenly identify human needs, and anyone else interested in innovative thinking to first ground their ideation in practical observation.
Gilmore helps readers grasp the Six Looking Glasses by including helpful everyday examples and practice exercises throughout. Put into practice, this method of looking will help you see the world with new eyes.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-966629-42-9 (9781966629429)
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