Thinking about Thinking, Creativity, Innovation and Design
One of the most fascinating books I ever read was written by Paul Watzlawick, a family therapist, psychologist, communications theorist, and philosopher. In his book The Language of Change he explores the idea that sometimes a completely nonsensical interaction may lead to a very concrete result. He suggests that using language patterns from the left …
You can never have too many books. Or can you? I might not be as obsessed with books as Count Libri but I there is nothing like a good book. Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja was. . . “Admirable in the salons and incomparably friendly, flexible, with gentle epigrams of sweet humour, elegant flattery, a …
Learning to innovate: an abstract art? Many companies and organisations may not have noticed that innovation means something else than more research, more technology, more money, or taking more risks. All these factors comes after the conception of an idea for innovation. Inventing ideas is thinking. And a truly innovative idea does not exist – it is only …
A book about creativity should not only inspire you to create and explore new ideas, it should also provide you with practical tips. Books such as “Thinkertoys” and “Cracking Creativity” by Michael Michalko are just that type of books. You return rather than read straight through to these books. Michalko’s new book “Creative Thinkering” is …
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