
The Creative Thinking Handbook
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Problem Solving in Business
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 3. September 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-3986-0706-4 (ISBN)
Description
Creativity directly impacts results and productivity, yet few of us understand how it happens or how to put it into practice. This book shows you not only how to get things done, but how to do them better and more creatively.
The Creative Thinking Handbook
provides the correct application for creative thinking and action, by offering clear, practical tools and strategies so that you can develop creative thinking skills and help find brilliant solutions for any professional challenge.
Based on research and proven-to-work creative thinking models, Chris Griffiths and Melina Costi present a clear introduction to what creative thinking is, explain why we all need to do it and will help you generate ideas and make better decisions.
The Creative Thinking Handbook
gets you to think differently by thinking creatively.
Reviews / Votes
"Chris Griffiths and his work to help support creativity and neurodiversity is making a difference to the lives of many. This book sheds light on how important neurodivergent thinking is in team creativity. Neurodiversity in Business knows that bringing your authentic self to work allows for improved diversity of thought and that's better client outcomes."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
406 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3986-0706-4 (9781398607064)
Schweitzer Classification
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Chris Griffiths | Melina Costi | Caragh Medlicott
The Creative Thinking Handbook
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Problem Solving in Business
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2nd Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Problem Solving in Business
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09/2022
2nd Edition
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Chris Griffiths | Melina Costi
The Creative Thinking Handbook
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Problem Solving in Business
Book
04/2019
1st Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
€38.56
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Persons
Author
Chris Griffiths is a world-leading expert on creativity and innovation.
His books have been published in 20 languages, and The Creative Thinking Handbook was selected by Forbes as one of the best books to "get your creative juices flowing." Millions of individuals use his tools and techniques to become more productive.
ISNI: 0000 0001 2283 0011
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Melina Costi is a professional business writer with a background in marketing management, based in Cheshire, UK. She is co-author of GRASP the Solution (with Chris Griffiths), which reached #2 on the Amazon UK business chart; and The Positive Leader (with Jan Mühlfeit, former Microsoft Europe Chairman).
Besides her writing work, she provides academic support services for adult students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Caragh Medlicott was previously Communications Manager at OpenGenius, and is now a full time writer. Along with Chris Griffiths she is the co-author of The Creative Thinking Handbook, also published by Kogan page. She has contributed to pieces in many popular publications including GQ, Forbes, The Times and the BBC.
Content
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- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Section - ONE: Thinking About Your Thinking;
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- Chapter - 01: The Decision Radar;
- Chapter - 02: Common thinking errors - Selective thinking;
- Chapter - 03: Common thinking errors - Reactive thinking;
- Chapter - 04: Common thinking errors - Assumptive thinking;
- Section - TWO: The Solution Finder;
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- Chapter - 05: The context for creative problem solving;
- Chapter - 06: The Solution Finder Step 1 - Understanding;
- Chapter - 07: The Solution Finder Step 2 - Ideation;
- Chapter - 08: The Solution Finder Step 2 - Ideation toolkit;
- Chapter - 09: The Solution Finder Step 3 - Analysis;
- Chapter - 10: The Solution Finder Step 4 - Direction;
- Section - THREE: The End of the Beginning;
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- Chapter - 11: Commit to 'thinking differently';
- Chapter - 12: Creative leadership;
- Chapter - 13: Conclusion - Where do you go from here?