BOOK TOPICS
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Creativity and Innovation Skills
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen (Harvard
Business School Press, June 1997).
At the
heart of The Innovator's Dilemma is how a successful company
with established products keeps from being pushed aside by newer, cheaper
products that will, over time, get better and become a serious threat.
Christensen writes that even the best-managed companies, in spite of
their attention to customers and continual investment in new technology,
are susceptible to failure no matter what the industry, be it hard drives
or consumer retailing. Succinct and clearly written, The Innovator's
Dilemma is an important book that belongs on every manager's bookshelf.
Highly recommended. -- Harry C. Edwards
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Creative Solution Finding : The Triumph of Breakthrough Thinking over
Conventional Problem Solving by Shozo Hibino & 
Gerald
Nadler (Prima Publishing, August 1999).
Time and time again, leaders try to solve business and social dilemmas
using out-dated--even damaging--problems-solving techniques. In Creative
Solution Finding, Gerald Nadler and Shozo Hibino, authors of the groundbreaking
bestseller Breakthrough Thinking, offer a brand-new way of solving problems:
Total Approach Solution Finding. Readers will learn the seven principles
of Total Approach and how to successfully apply them in business, government,
education, health care, and science. Read more about the book or purchase
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Jump Start Your Brain by Doug Hall & David Wecker
(Warner,
1996).
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Mindmapping : Your Personal Guide
to Exploring Creativity and Problem-Solving by Joyce Wycoff
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Thunderbolt Thinking: Transform Your Insights & Options into
Powerful Business Results by Grace McGartland
Organizations that require high performance, strong teamwork, creativity,
and innovation will welcome this five-step, how-to model that charges
employers to create a dynamic, thought-provoking work environment--and
to smash gridlock thinking. Read more about the book or purchase it
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Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step-By-Step
by Edward de Bono (HarperCollins, 1990).
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101 Creative Problem Solving Techniques, The Handbook of New Ideas
for Business by James M. Higgins (The New Management
Publishing Company).
The author presents 101 techniques to stimulate creativity and innovation
in individuals and groups.
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The Whole Brain Business Book by Ned Herrmann (McGraw-Hill,
1996).
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"I" Power: The Secrets of Great Business in Bad Times
by Martin Edelston (Barricade Books, 1992).
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The Creative Brain by Ned Herrmann (Brain Books, 1989).
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The
Artist's Way at Work : Riding the Dragon by Mark Bryan, Julia
Cameron, Catherine Allen(William Morrow).
Adapting their techniques for fostering creativity as a means to spiritual
fulfillment for the workplace, the authors of The Artist's Way at
Work have shown that people can thrive at their jobs when they take
time to nurture their spirit and listen to their thoughts. The book
features psychological guidance, anecdotes, and exercises to assist
the reader in sorting out the multitude of happenings, commitments,
and choices in one's life. Again, these authors of the enormously successful
The Artist's Way recommend their fundamental technique of "morning
pages"--a kind of free-form journaling--to unravel thoughts and
feelings, focus energy, and direct action. The beautiful surprise of
this deceivingly simple exercise is that it actually works! It's making
the time to do morning pages that's the real battle. But, if you, like
so many others, feel swept up by the tidal wave of our fast-paced, noisy
culture, then the authors' slow and steady steps toward reclaiming the
spiritual self are invaluable. Some of the suggestions and exercises
are a bit out of touch with the complex and often emotionally-charged
political maneuverings of corporate culture, but the aim of cultivating
an individual's ingenuity and resourcefulness is effective and expertly
structured. Overall, the authors' philosophy boils down to change that
begins with a constantly emerging self. With this book's help, you'll
not only find how that new self spawns clarity and grace, but how widely
their effects can reverberate throughout the workplace. --Karen Karleski,
Amazon.com
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Also, companion items:
The
Artist's Way at Work : Riding the Dragon, Freeing Your Creative Spirit
at Work by Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron, Catherine Allen
(Simon & Schuster)
Through powerful self-assessment exercises, listeners will learn to
release their creative spirit at work and tap reserves of energy, vision,
and passion. This audiobook will help listeners excel in their jobs,
launch the business of their dreams, or find careers they love. April
1998 publication date. 2 cassettes.
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The
Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal: A Companion Volume to the Artist's
Way by Julia Cameron (J P Tarcher, 1998)
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Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko (Ten Speek Press, 1991).
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Idea Power by Arthur VanGundy (AMACOM, 1992).
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Escape
from the Maze : 9 Steps to Personal Creativity by James M. Higgins
(New Management Pub Co)
Asserting that the secret to becoming more creative is escape thinking,
Dr. Higgins presents nine steps involving the conscious and subconscious
parts of the mind. The book uses four principle devices aimed at helping
readers to escape the maze: questionnaires, information, exercises,
and lots of examples.
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Break-point and Beyond by George Land and Beth Jarman
(HarperCollins, 1992, 1993).
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Innovation: Leadership Strategies for the Competitive Edge
by Thomas D. Kuczmarski (NTC Publishing Group, 1995).
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Driving Eco Innovation by Claude Fussler (Pitman Publishing
Ltd, 1997).
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Changing by Design by Deone Zell (ILR Press, 1997).
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A Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger von Oech (Warner
Books Inc., 1983, 1990).
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Creative Whack Pack/Book and Card Deck by Roger von Oech,
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