The Creative Contrarian, Roger von Oech
The Creative Contrarian, Roger von Oech
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The Creative Contrarian
20 "Wise Fool" Strategies to Boost Creativity and Curb Groupthink

Author: Roger von Oech

Narrator: Barry Abrams

Unabridged: 4 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 12/14/2021


Synopsis

Tackle your thorniest problems using the Wise Fool's savvy Strategies!

The Wise Fool is the archetypal contrarian known for his creativity, irreverence, and humor. He looks at life in unorthodox ways and pushes back against the status quo. Throughout history, powerful decision-makers (Egyptian pharaohs, Chinese emperors, Persian sultans, and European kings) consulted Wise Fools to question the assumptions that kept them mired in stale and obsolete solutions.

In The Creative Contrarian, bestselling author, speaker, and toy designer Dr. Roger von Oech provides readers with a "Wise Fool Guide" to challenge established procedures and engage in creative thinking.

Roger shows how to gain the confidence to speak up in "groupthink" situations—and boldly present a different perspective. From laughing at your most beloved ideas to test their validity to adding constraints to problems to reveal new solutions, he offers a framework for creativity that works in business, design, education, and anywhere new ideas are required—and appreciated!

Together, these jewels of insight will help you see things from the Wise Fool's perspective!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivy

This is consistent with Wiley’s reputation for publishing self-promotional books for small businesses in wide-spaced, big fonts, peppered with quotations to barely fill 191 pages. But these anecdotes have better quality than most seemingly self-published Wiley books. For one, the writing is clear an......more

Goodreads review by Wendy

BE TRUE TO YOU Being true to yourself sometimes involves seeing and acting contrary to the mainstream. You may need to "develop a thick skin" or "flex your risk muscle" to navigate uncharted waters. Roger offers these and 18 other "Wise Fool" strategies in this delightful and inspiring book to help u......more