The riddle : where ideas come from and how to have better ones / Andrew Razeghi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Razeghi, Andrew, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability.

Creative ability in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Where ideas come from and how to have better ones

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

While organizations claim to value creativity, they are often at a loss when attempting to conjure up novel ideas, particularly in a world where technology has made information readily available to everyone. As a result, leaders ask, ""Where will the next big idea come from?"" In response, they allocate significant resources for innovation; however the source of creative inspiration has remained a mystery. Science has shown that it's possible to create conditions under which the mind is more prepared to have insights, or ""a-ha! moments."" In this fascinating book, Andrew Razeghi examines th

Contents:

The innovation intent

The gods must be crazy (or is it just me?)

The eureka moment

It came to me in a dream

In the mood for innovation

Endlessly intriguing : curiosity

Painfully obvious : constraints

Distantly related : connections

Diametrically opposed : conventions

Suddenly brilliant : codes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611221867

9781281221865

1281221864

9780470229125

0470229128

OCLC:

611581846