James L. Adams

James Adams's unique approach to generating ideas and solving problems has captivated, inspired, and guided thousands of people from all walks of life. Now, twenty-five years after its original publication, Conceptual Blockbusting has never been more relevant, powerful, or fresh. Integrating insights from the worlds of psychology, engineering, management, art, and philosophy, Adams identifies the key blocks (perceptual, emotional, cultural, environmental, intellectual, and expressive) that prevent us from realizing the full potential of our fertile minds. Employing unconventional exercises and other interactive elements, Adams shows individuals, teams, and organizations how to overcome these blocks, embrace alternative ways of thinking about complex problems, and celebrate the joy of creativity. With new examples and contemporary references, Conceptual Blockbusting is guaranteed to introduce a new generation of readers to a world of new possibilities.

A Guide to Better Ideas, Fourth Edition

Conceptual Blockbusting

From Teflon to Velcro, from bandwidths to base pairs, the artifacts of engineering and technology reflect the broad scope--and frustrating limitations--of our imagination. Best-selling author James Adams takes readers on an enlightening tour of this exciting world, demystifying such endeavors as design, research, and manufacturing.

The World of an Engineer

Flying Buttresses, Entropy, and O-rings

Explains the creative process, looking at such areas as brain chemistry, memory, the senses, and personality and shows readers how to create the proper environment to nurture creativity

A Guide to Encouraging Creativity

The Care and Feeding of Ideas

A thoroughly revised edition of the classic on creativity, essential for individuals and teams who want to think outside the box. Some people are naturally creative and others aren't, right? Wrong. In this classic book on creativity, James Adams takes a unique approach to generating ideas and solving problems that has captivated, inspired, and guided thousands of people from all walks of life to new heights of creativity-whether you are a writer with writers block, or a businesswoman struggling to come up with a new organizational structure. More than three decades after its original publication, Conceptual Blockbusting has never been more relevant, powerful, or fresh. Integrating insights from the worlds of psychology, engineering, management, art, and philosophy, Adams identifies the key blocks (perceptual, emotional, cultural, environmental, intellectual, and expressive) that prevent us from realizing the full potential of our fertile minds. Employing unconventional exercises and other interactive elements, Adams shows individuals, teams, and organizations how to overcome these blocks, embrace alternative ways of thinking about complex problems, and celebrate the joy of creativity. Completely revised and updated with the latest cognitive science and addressing new subjects such as changes in technology, creativity in large groups, and sustaining creativity over time, Conceptual Blockbusting will introduce a new generation of readers to a world of new possibilities.

A Guide to Better Ideas, Fifth Edition

A Guide To Encouraging Creativity

The Care And Feeding Of Ideas

The best-selling guide to overcoming creative blocks and unleashing a torrent of great ideas-updated for a new generation of problem solvers.

A Guide to Better Ideas

Bugün yaratıcılık, eskiden sanıldığı gibi belli başlı alanlar ve meslekler için değil, hayatın her alanında, her anında, tüm mesleklerde ve uğraşlarda hatta bireysel başarı ve mutlulukta da anahtar kelime. Peki yaratıcılık sadece belli insanlarda bulunan bir yetenek mi? Yoksa hepimizde zaten var olan bir güç mü? James L. Adams, beynin yapısından başlayarak çalışma sistemine, genetik mirastan çevresel faktörlere uzanan bir yolculuğa çıkarıyor bizi ve yaratıcılığın hepimizde var olduğunu ancak aramıza bir dizi engelin girdiğini hatta bu engelleri bazen farkında olmadan bizzat bizim yarattığımızı gösteriyor. Üstelik tek bir alana sınırlı kalmadan disiplinler arası örnekler, birbirinden eğlenceli ve verimli egzersizlerle yapıyor bunu. Yaratıcılık dünyasının klasikleri arasında yer alan bu kitap, yayımlanışından otuz yıl sonra, yazarı tarafından günceli yakalamak adına yeni bilgiler ve içeriklerle zenginleştirildi. Bireysel yaratıcılıktan ekip yaratıcılığına, iş hayatından sanatsal üretime, her alanda, zihnimizle aramızdaki engelleri ortadan nasıl kaldıracağımızı anlatıyor İyi Fikir Bulma Sanatı. Yaratıcı, problem çözücü, yeni yollar açıcı cevherimizle aramıza giren blokları kaldırmanın, yeni bir düşünce biçimi geliştirmenin yolları bu kitapta…

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