Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition)
by: Michael Michalko
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THINKERTOYS will teach you how to generate new ideas for businesses, markets, sales techniques, and products and product extensions. Packed with fun and practical tools and exercises, it outlines 30 practical linear and intuitive techniques that can be used by individuals or groups to tackle and solve business problems in fresh, creative ways.
An updated edition of the best-selling business creativity book, with more than 30 brainstorming techniques and hundreds of creative-thinking tips and tricks.Revision includes new techniques, examples, and sections on group brainstorming and endgames.
THINKERTOYS will teach you how to generate new ideas for businesses, markets, sales techniques, and products and product extensions. Packed with fun and practical tools and exercises, it outlines 30 practical linear and intuitive techniques that can be used by individuals or groups to tackle and solve business problems in fresh, creative ways.
An updated edition of the best-selling business creativity book, with more than 30 brainstorming techniques and hundreds of creative-thinking tips and tricks.Revision includes new techniques, examples, and sections on group brainstorming and endgames.
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Rating: - Remove all stumps from the road
Do you need any new ideas for practical designs?How about when something is wrong with your business and you cannot put your finger on it?Did you ever need to brainstorm but not have anyone else around?Have you ever been stuck with writer's block and for the life of you could not get back to work?In other words, have you ever been stuck with any mental problem that you felt that you cannot solve?If this is the case I think you should have a look at Michael Michalko's latest book, Thinkertoys: ... Read More
Rating: - Great read!
It's fun to read this and let the juices flow in your brain.Just like being a kid again.Too bad my past bosses never read this.Probably why I don't have a job again.Gets me in to trouble to think outside the box and use creativity.
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- Great in tandem with "Cracking Creativity"
Great in tandem with "Cracking Creativity". I respect Mr. Michalko's work. I was flooded with ideas. I refer to these books all the time. I highly recommend.
Rating: - Excellent and useful!
This book and the Thinkertoys flashcard pack are useful in SO MANY different problem solving contexts! Must read!
Rating: - Good Book On Improving Your Creativity
"Thinkertoys" by Michael Michalko is a good challenge to anyone who wants to improve creative thinking or creativity in general.
The book consists of 39 chapters and is separated into 3 main sections:
1.Linear ways of applying creativity - add or make different structures to existing information.
2.Intuititve ways of applying creativity - generating new information using insight, imagination, and intuition.
3.Brainstorming for ideas
The book will ... Read More
- Remove all stumps from the roadDo you need any new ideas for practical designs?How about when something is wrong with your business and you cannot put your finger on it?Did you ever need to brainstorm but not have anyone else around?Have you ever been stuck with writer's block and for the life of you could not get back to work?In other words, have you ever been stuck with any mental problem that you felt that you cannot solve?If this is the case I think you should have a look at Michael Michalko's latest book, Thinkertoys: ... Read More
- Great read!It's fun to read this and let the juices flow in your brain.Just like being a kid again.Too bad my past bosses never read this.Probably why I don't have a job again.Gets me in to trouble to think outside the box and use creativity.
- Great in tandem with "Cracking Creativity" Great in tandem with "Cracking Creativity". I respect Mr. Michalko's work. I was flooded with ideas. I refer to these books all the time. I highly recommend.
- Excellent and useful! This book and the Thinkertoys flashcard pack are useful in SO MANY different problem solving contexts! Must read!
- Good Book On Improving Your Creativity"Thinkertoys" by Michael Michalko is a good challenge to anyone who wants to improve creative thinking or creativity in general.
The book consists of 39 chapters and is separated into 3 main sections:
1.Linear ways of applying creativity - add or make different structures to existing information.
2.Intuititve ways of applying creativity - generating new information using insight, imagination, and intuition.
3.Brainstorming for ideas
The book will ... Read More
