A whack on the side of the head : how you can be more creative / Roger von Oech ; illustrated by George Willett.

By: Von Oech, Roger [author.]Contributor(s): Willet, George [illustrator.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Business Plus, c2008Edition: 25th anniversary editionDescription: 256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780446404662 [paperback]Subject(s): Creative thinking | Success -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification:
Contents:
A whack on the side of the head -- 1. The right answer -- 2. That's not logical -- 3. Follow the rules -- 4. Be practical -- 5. Play is frivolous -- Breaktime -- 6. That's not my area -- 7. Don't be foolish -- 8. Avoid ambiguity -- 9. To err is wrong -- 10. I'm not creative -- A whack on the other side of the head
Summary: "This is the 25th anniversary edition of the creativity classic by Dr. Roger von Oech. Over the years, A WHACK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD has been praised by business people, educators, scientists, homemakers, artists, youth leaders, and many more. The book has been stimulating creativity in millions of readers, translated into eleven languages, and used in seminars around the world. Now Roger von Oech's fully illustrated and updated volume is filled with even more provocative puzzles, anecdotes, exercises, metaphors, cartoons, questions, quotations, stories, and tips designed to systematically break through your mental blocks and unlock your mind for creative thinking. This new edition will attract an entire new generation of readers with updated and mind-stretching material." --Provided by the publisher
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A whack on the side of the head -- 1. The right answer -- 2. That's not logical -- 3. Follow the rules -- 4. Be practical -- 5. Play is frivolous -- Breaktime -- 6. That's not my area -- 7. Don't be foolish -- 8. Avoid ambiguity -- 9. To err is wrong -- 10. I'm not creative -- A whack on the other side of the head

"This is the 25th anniversary edition of the creativity classic by Dr. Roger von Oech.

Over the years, A WHACK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD has been praised by business people, educators, scientists, homemakers, artists, youth leaders, and many more. The book has been stimulating creativity in millions of readers, translated into eleven languages, and used in seminars around the world.

Now Roger von Oech's fully illustrated and updated volume is filled with even more provocative puzzles, anecdotes, exercises, metaphors, cartoons, questions, quotations, stories, and tips designed to systematically break through your mental blocks and unlock your mind for creative thinking. This new edition will attract an entire new generation of readers with updated and mind-stretching material." --Provided by the publisher

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