Inside the Box, Jacob Goldenberg
Inside the Box, Jacob Goldenberg
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Inside the Box
A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results

Author: Jacob Goldenberg, Drew Boyd

Narrator: David Drummond

Unabridged: 8 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2013


Synopsis

The traditional attitude toward creativity in the American business world is to “think outside the box ”: to brainstorm without restraint in hopes of coming up with a breakthrough idea, often in moments of crisis. Sometimes it works, but it’s a problem-specific solution that does nothing to engender creative thinking more generally.

Inside the Box demonstrates Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT), a method that systemizes creativity as part of the corporate culture. SIT requires thinking “inside the box,” working in one’s familiar world to create new ideas independent of specific problems.

Dozens of books discuss how to make creative thinking part of a corporate culture, but none takes the innovative and unconventional approach of Inside the Box. SIT’s techniques and principles have instilled creative thinking into such companies as Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and other industry leaders. Inside the Box shows how corporations have successfully used SIT in business settings as diverse as medicine, technology, new product development, and food packaging. With “inside the box ” thinking, companies of any size can become sufficiently creative to solve problems even before they develop and to innovate on an ongoing basis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shhhhh on September 09, 2022

Fantastic book. Very valuable if you're interested in learning the basics of procedural creativity from a strictly scientific point of view. Wish I had gotten a hold of this book many years ago, but specifically 2 years ago before I started to develop this framework on my own. I absolutely hate wast......more

Goodreads review by Danilo on June 16, 2023

Quem me conhece sabe que sou um defensor da máxima de que todas as pessoas podem ser criativas, desde que conheçam os métodos, estímulos e formas de reunir as pessoas certas para resolverem um desafio. Daí que os autores do livro desafiam outro mito da criatividade / inovação que nunca tinha parado......more

Goodreads review by Anna on January 18, 2022

The premise of this book is that creativity, especially creative solutions / innovations, can be generated systematically with "closed world" and "inside the box" approaches. They argue that these strategies are more effective than anything-goes stille brainstorming. Compared to some how-to-innovate......more

Goodreads review by Annette on October 06, 2013

Improve the way you think when making decisions AND when coming up with new ideas (the innovation part). For me to give a book 5 stars it needs to stick with me and change me in some way. This book does that. The authors provide a nice mix of structure and short examples that help their systematic a......more

Goodreads review by Justin on August 05, 2013

Good concepts presented in an accessible format. While a good primer on the methodology, it seems unlikely that the reader can fully implement the process without additional help from subject matter experts. Not a very practical "how to" guide, but a worthwhile read.......more