When was the last time you had a creative idea? This morning? Last month? Last year? Sometimes you need A Kick in the Seat of the Pants to get your thinking going. This book does just that by taking you on a guided tour through the four roles of the creative process-Explorer, Artist, Judge, and Warrior.When it's time to seek out new information, adopt the mindset of an Explorer. Get off the beaten path, poke around in outside areas, and pay attention to unusual patterns.When you need to create a new idea, let the Artist in you come out. Ask what-if questions and look for hidden analogies. Break the rules and look at things backwards. Add something and take something away. Ultimately, you'll come up with an original idea.When it's time to decide if your idea is worth implementing, see yourself as a Judge. Ask what's wrong and if the timing's right. Question your assumptions and make a decision.And when you carry your idea into action, be a Warrior. Put a fire in your belly, eliminate your excuses, and do what's necessary to reach your objective.Kick provides exercises, stories, tips, and Roger von Oech's proven techniques to help you strengthen each of your own creative roles.

A kick in the seat of the pants: Using your explorer, artist, judge, & warrior to be more creative

Health, Fitness & Dieting

roger-von-oech

Psychology & Counseling

Perennial Publishing

A Whack on the Side of the Head

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Creative Thinking, Los Altos CA USA

A Whack On the Side of the Head: How to Unlock Your Mind For Innovation

Warner Books> C/o Little Br

A Whack On the Side of the Head: How to Unlock Your Mind for Innovation

A Whack On the Side of the Head: How to Unlock Your Mind for Innovation

WARNER BOOKS

Two Powerful Creative Thinking Tools: the best-selling book A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative and the illustrated card deck Creative Whack Pack: 64 Creativity Strategies

Creative Whack Pack del-Op/113

U.S. Games Systems

Whack On the Side of the Head

U.S. Games Systems, Inc.

30 magnetic pyramid shaped pieces that act as building blocks! Includes a fun activity guidebook! -- Are you stumped for ideas? Do you want a fresh perspective on a problem? -- This ball of magnetic pieces is proven to jump start your creativity and imagination. Based on the rhombic triacontahedron, this ball consists of 30 magnetic pyramid shaped pieces that act as building blocks for an unlimited number of uses. -- You can create inspiring shapes, challenge yourself to recreate patterns shown in the activity book, have fun forming new designs, and much more! -- Recommended ages 8+

Creative Whack Company Roger von Oech's Ball of Whacks, Red

Creative Whack Company

A great companion product to the popular X-Ball and Ball of Whacks! The inspiration for the Y-Ball is the skeletal truncated icosahedron, an orb-like geometric figure long admired for its beauty, more commonly referred to as a soccer ball. Here are a few popular ways to use it: Design and create new shapes Use it in a creativity workshop Use it as a meditation aid to free your mind Just PLAY with it!

Y-Ball

Open your mind with the creative enigmas of Heraclitus. These innovation strategies--from "You Can't Step in the Same River Twice" to "Dogs Bark at What They Don't Understand"--are as relevant today as they were 2,500 years ago when this provocative Greek philosopher wrote them. Roger von Oech breathes fresh life into these ancient ideas to produce a treasury of useful creativity insights including "Appreciate Turbulence," "Practice Forgetting," "Ask a Fool," "See the Obvious," "Connect the Unconnected," "Find a Pattern," "Use What's Not There," and "Reverse Assumptions." Whether you read it from start to finish as a creativity workbook, or consult it as a daily oracle, Expect the Unexpected or You Won't Find It offers a welcome jolt to the imagination!

Expect the Unexpected or You Won't Find It: A Creativity Tool Based on the Ancient Wisdom of Heraclitus

Business & Money

George Willett

Management & Leadership

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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