The Creative Mindset

Author : Jeff DeGraff,Staney DeGraff
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781523090174

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The Creative Mindset by Jeff DeGraff,Staney DeGraff Pdf

“Jeff and Staney emphasize that small acts of creativity can have huge consequences and that ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they can see the opportunities in front of them.” —Mitch Jacobson, Executive Director, Austin Technology Incubator, UT Blackstone LaunchPad, University of Texas at Austin Nearly all of today's major innovation workshops and programs call on organizations to drive innovation. What they miss is that innovation comes from the personal creativity of individuals. And creativity doesn't require an advanced education or technical skills—all employees can be creative. Often, all they lack is a fitting mindset and the right skills. The Creative Mindset brings how-to advice, tools, and techniques from two master innovators who have taught and worked with over half of all Fortune 500 companies. Jeff and Staney DeGraff introduce six essential creative-thinking skills that can be easily mastered with limited practice and remembered as the acronym CREATE: Concentrate, Replicate, Elaborate, Associate, Translate, and Evaluate. These six skills, sequenced as steps, simplify and summarize the most important research on creative thinking and draw on over thirty years of real-world application in some of the most innovative organizations in the world. It's time to rethink the way we make innovation happen. Individual creativity is an immense untapped resource, and you don't have to be Beethoven to make a big difference. As the spirit of chef Gusteau proclaims in the Pixar classic Ratatouille, “Anyone can cook.”

Author : Maciej Karwowski,James C. Kaufman
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780128099056

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The Creative Self by Maciej Karwowski,James C. Kaufman Pdf

The Creative Self reviews and summarizes key theories, studies, and new ideas about the role and significance self-beliefs play in one’s creativity. It untangles the interrelated constructs of creative self-efficacy, creative metacognition, creative identity, and creative self-concept. It explores how and when creative self-beliefs are formed as well as how creative self-beliefs can be strengthened. Part I discusses how creativity plays a part in one’s self-identity and its relationship with free will and efficacy. Part II discusses creativity present in day-to-day life across the lifespan. Part III highlights the intersection of the creative self with other variables such as mindset, domains, the brain, and individual differences. Part IV explores methodology and culture in relation to creativity. Part V, discusses additional constructs or theories that offer promise for future research on creativity Explores how beliefs about one’s creativity are part of one’s identity Investigates the development of self-beliefs about creativity Identifies external and personality factors influencing self-beliefs about creativity Incorporates worldwide research with cross-disciplinary contributors

Author : Nir Bashan
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781260460025

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The Creator Mindset: 92 Tools to Unlock the Secrets to Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability by Nir Bashan Pdf

Just about every book on creativity is bullshit. Filled with lofty theoretics and complexity about why you should be creative, they lack sound, practical tools about how to become more creative. That’s where this book comes in. The Creator Mindset is designed to bring you simple, sound, and practical tools to awaken your creativity at work—even if you don’t think you are creative. Not fluff or theories. No bullshit or fillers. Bashan draws on a lifetime of success in business to give you real actionable tools that you can use to become more creative. And each chapter brims with businesslike action items on how to make creativity happen at work. Written in plain language with real-world examples, chapters include: Creativity for non-creative people Training your mind to think in a creative way When nothing else works—creativity will The virtues of listening—and the value of making mistakes Meant to be used as a manual which you can draw upon at the office, business, or in your career, The Creator Mindset is all about teaching you how to awaken your long lost creativity in order to see the world as it can be, not as it is.

Author : Sofie Nubani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173505531X

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Optimize Your Creative Mindset by Sofie Nubani Pdf

Author : Michael A. Roberto
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119545798

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Unlocking Creativity by Michael A. Roberto Pdf

Tear down the obstacles to creative innovation in your organization Unlocking Creativity is an exploration of the creative process and how organizations can clear the way for innovation. In many organizations, creative individuals face stubborn resistance to new ideas. Managers and executives oftentimes reject innovation and unconventional approaches due to misplaced allegiance to the status quo. Questioning established practices or challenging prevailing sentiments is frequently met with stiff resistance. In this climate of stifled creativity and inflexible adherence to conventional wisdom, potentially game-changing ideas are dismissed outright. Senior leaders claim to value creativity, yet often lack the knowledge to provide a creative framework. Unlocking Creativity offers effective methods and real-world examples of how the most successful organizations create cultures of innovation and experimentation. Best-selling author and scholar Michael Roberto presents a thorough investigation of organizational obstacles to creative thought. Highly relevant to the growth crises many enterprises face in today’s economic landscape, this book examines how to break barriers to spark creativity and foster new ideas. This insightful and informative work allows business executives, senior managers, and organization leaders to: Recognize the six organizational mindsets that impede creativity and innovation Learn how to tear down the barriers that obstruct the creative process Create an environment that allows talented people to thrive Encourage creative collaboration in teams throughout an organization Leaders do not have to conceive innovative ideas, but rather open the path for curious and creative employees within their organization. Unlocking Creativity: How to Solve Any Problem and Make the Best Decisions aids organizations in removing obstacles to the creative process and helps to form an atmosphere of imagination and innovation.

Author : Jeff DeGraff,Staney DeGraff
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781523084777

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The Innovation Code by Jeff DeGraff,Staney DeGraff Pdf

Using vivid examples, this rigorous but highly accessible guide offers four steps to normalize conflict and channel it to develop breakthrough innovations that are both good for you and your customers. --

Author : Rebecca T. Isbell,Sonia Akiko Yoshizawa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Arts
ISBN : 1938113217

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Nurturing Creativity by Rebecca T. Isbell,Sonia Akiko Yoshizawa Pdf

Tap into children's natural curiosity and scaffold their creative abilities across all domains of learning--and nurture your own creativity!

Author : Tom Kelley,David Kelley
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780385349376

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Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley,David Kelley Pdf

IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us. Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the planet show us that each and every one of us is creative. In an incredibly entertaining and inspiring narrative that draws on countless stories from their work at IDEO, the Stanford d.school, and with many of the world's top companies, David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and strategies that will allow us to tap into our creative potential in our work lives, and in our personal lives, and allow us to innovate in terms of how we approach and solve problems. It is a book that will help each of us be more productive and successful in our lives and in our careers.

Author : Jeff Degraff,Staney Degraff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0369343905

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The Creative Mindset by Jeff Degraff,Staney Degraff Pdf

Jeff and Staney emphasize that small acts of creativity can have huge consequences and that ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they can see the opportunities in front of them." Mitch Jacobson, Executive Director, Austin Technology Incubator, UT Blackstone LaunchPad, University of Texas at Austin Nearly all of today's major innovation workshops and programs call on organizations to drive innovation. What they miss is that innovation comes from the personal creativity of individuals. And creativity doesn't require an advanced education or technical skills--all employees can be creative. Often, all they lack is a fitting mindset and the right skills. The Creative Mindset brings how-to advice, tools, and techniques from two master innovators who have taught and worked with over half of all Fortune 500 companies. Jeff and Staney DeGraff introduce six essential creative-thinking skills that can be easily mastered with limited practice and remembered as the acronym CREATE: Concentrate, Replicate, Elaborate, Associate, Translate, and Evaluate. These six skills, sequenced as steps, simplify and summarize the most important research on creative thinking and draw on over thirty years of real-world application in some of the most innovative organizations in the world. It's time to rethink the way we make innovation happen. Individual creativity is an immense untapped resource, and you don't have to be Beethoven to make a big difference. As the spirit of chef Gusteau proclaims in the Pixar classic Ratatouille, "Anyone can cook.

Author : Chris Griffiths
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749484675

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The Creative Thinking Handbook by Chris Griffiths Pdf

More than 82 per cent of companies believe creativity directly impacts results, yet few of us understand how it comes about or how to put it into practice. Some people say that creativity is about thinking outside the box, while others believe it is about being creative inside the box; but what if there is no box? The Creative Thinking Handbook argues that we need to identify and remove the 'box' around our thinking, so we canunlock unlimited streams of creativity for professional and business success. This book offers an integrated system of personalized insights, along with clear, practical tools and strategies - including the tried-and-trusted Solution Finder model. The authors show you how to develop your creative problem-solving skills to make better decisions with an individualized step-by-step strategy. Based on long-term research and testing of the creative thinking process, The Creative Thinking Handbook helps you generate more ideas and find brilliant solutions for any professional challenge.

Author : JEFF DEGRAFF AND STANEY. DEGRAFF
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0369347811

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CREATIVE MINDSET by JEFF DEGRAFF AND STANEY. DEGRAFF Pdf

Author : Joanna Penn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1912105411

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The Successful Author Mindset by Joanna Penn Pdf

Being a writer is not just about typing. It's also about surviving the roller-coaster of the creative journey. Self-doubt, fear of failure, the need for validation, perfectionism, writer's block, comparisonitis, overwhelm, and much more. This book offers a survival strategy and ways to deal with them all. Large Print edition.

Author : Kevin Cottam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Leadership
ISBN : 9811178240

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The Nomadic Mindset by Kevin Cottam Pdf

"This captivating, timely, tour de force of wisdom story-filled book will disrupt your mindset and organization, inspiring and leading you to a change your path forward. Kevin Cottam believes the mindsets of the world and leadership is becoming increasingly narrow and inward focused; if we are to survive, thrive, and flourish in Industry 4.0, we need to expand our mindsets by invoking the Nomadic Mindset in you. He proposes the path towards an expanded mindset can be found through embracing the qualities of ancient nomadic wisdom that have changed, adapted, and survived through the test of time and, in many cases, may have been forgotten. "100% of executives interviewed said they needed more people with a Nomadic Mindset." The Nomadic Mindset, a metaphor for "the movement of the mind," takes you on a journey by drawing upon and vividly sharing a wide range of exhilarating real-life stories and experiences of the nomads in Mongolia, the Maasai in Kenya, the Berbers in Southern Morocco and executive conversations and case studies. This rare, fresh back-to-the-future leadership book will provoke and persuade you to rethink your mindset while raising your awareness of two other mindsets: the builder and settler. All three mindsets will give you insights on how you can better lead an interconnected, innovative, and engaged organisation. Look inside to discover why you should learn about the nomadic mindset and what the nomads know that you don't. "A tour de force of wisdom. This book is alive. If you are ready to develop a mindset that is free, curious, and willing to change and adapt to collaborate with the people with whom you share the same space, this is the book you cannot be without to navigate today's complex world." Dr. Philip Merry -A leading expert on synchronicity and leadership." --Descripción del editor.

Author : Marty Strong
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789048414

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Be Nimble by Marty Strong Pdf

Marty Strong's direct and compelling message is focused on business but in truth, its leadership tenets are agnostic as to industry, marketplace, private or public setting. This is not a textbook. It is a personal conversation between a high-performance business leader and professionals searching for actionable insights that deliver results. Be Nimble provides mentorship, tips, tools, and useful examples to help drive home its valuable leadership insights. Marty Strong has an accomplished leadership career spanning four decades. He worked his way from enlisted SEAL Team member to the SEAL Officer corps, retiring with twenty years’ service in that highly-decorated and esteemed military unit. He is the author of the Time Warrior Sagas and the SEAL Strike Series.

Author : R. Dutt
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781523093335

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Radical Product Thinking by R. Dutt Pdf

Iteration rules product development, but it isn't enough to produce dramatic results. This book champions Radical Product Thinking, a systematic methodology for building visionary, game-changing products. In the last decade, we've learned to harness the power of iteration to innovate faster—we've invested in a fast car, but our ability to set a clear destination and navigate to it hasn't kept up. When we iterate without a clear vision or strategy, our products become bloated, fragmented, and driven by irrelevant metrics. They catch “product diseases” that often kill innovation. Radical Product Thinking (RPT) gives organizations a repeatable model for building world-changing products. The key? Being vision-driven instead of iteration-led. R. Dutt guides readers through the five elements of the methodology (vision, strategy, prioritization, execution and measurement, and culture) to develop a clear process for translating vision into reality, and turning RPT skills into muscle memory. This book offers refreshing solutions to the shortcomings of our current model for product development; be prepared to toss out everything you know about a good vision and learn how to measure progress to create revolutionary products. The best part? You don't have to be a natural-born visionary to produce extraordinary results.