The creative contrarian : 20 "wise fool" strategies to boost your creativity and curb groupthink / Roger von Oech.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von Oech, Roger, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, [2021]

Summary:

"The Creative Contrarian presents 20 strategies to provoke your thinking, enhance your creativity, break out of groupthink, or convey prudent warnings in a changing and unpredictable world. The Wise Fool is the archetypal contrarian known for creativity, candor, irreverence, and humor. The book helps you "Stay Foolish" by taking a whack at the assumptions that keep you mired in conventional and stale solutions. By employing Wise Fools, kings, pharaohs, and emperors stimulated their creativity and considered alternatives. This book will help you see the world from the Wise Fool's point of view. The tone of the book is friendly and fun. It is full of stories (both contemporary and historical), useful examples, and practical tips. It also includes a hands-on Wise Fool oracle to help readers generate their own creative insights."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Meet the Wise Fool

Part II: The Wise Fool Strategies

1 Buck the Crowd

2 Flex Your Risk Muscle

3 Laugh at It

4 Seek Other Right Answers

5 Keep Playing with It

6 Reverse Your Perspective

7 Fool Around with the Constraints

8 Build on an Odd Idea

9 Look for Ambiguity

10 See the Obvious

11 Use Your Forgettery

12 Drop What's Obsolete

13 Kiss a Favorite Idea Goodbye

14 Revisit a Discarded Idea

15 Find What's out of Whack

16 Stop Fooling Yourself

17 Exercise Humility

18 Imagine the Unintended

19 Develop a Thick Skin

20 Shed an Illusion

Part III: Use Your Wise Fool Know-How

Selected Bibliography

Index of Proper Names

Acknowledgments

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781119844709

1119844703

9781119844716

1119844711

OCLC:

1276857239