The creative contrarian : 20 'Wise Fool' strategies to boost your creativity and curb groupthink /: 20 'Wise Fool' strategies to boost your creativity and curb groupthink. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roger von Oech.
• Authors: Oech, Roger von
• Contents: Introduction 1 Part I: Meet the Wise Fool 9 Part II: The Wise Fool Strategies 23 1 Buck the Crowd 25 2 Flex Your Risk Muscle 37 3 Laugh at It 49 4 Seek Other Right Answers 59 5 Keep Playing with It 69 6 Reverse Your Perspective 81 7 Fool Around with the Constraints 91 8 Build on an Odd Idea 99 9 Look for Ambiguity 103 10 See the Obvious 111 11 Use Your Forgettery 117 12 Drop What’s Obsolete 125 13 Kiss a Favorite Idea Goodbye 131 14 Revisit a Discarded Idea 135 15 Find What’s out of Whack 139 16 Stop Fooling Yourself 145 17 Exercise Humility 153 18 Imagine the Unintended 159 19 Develop a Thick Skin 169 20 Shed an Illusion 173 Part III: Use Your Wise Fool Know-How 177 Selected Bibliography 193 Index of Proper Names 196 Acknowledgments 199 About the Author 200
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 153.35; Creative ability
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119844709
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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