Thinkertoys, Michael Michalko
Thinkertoys, Michael Michalko
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Thinkertoys
A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques

Author: Michael Michalko

Narrator: Kaleo Griffith

Unabridged: 14 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Rethink the Way You Think
 
In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who comes up with those ideas?
In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking Thinkertoys, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you think like a genius. From the linear to the intuitive, this comprehensive handbook details ingenious creative-thinking techniques for approaching problems in unconventional ways. Through fun and thought-provoking exercises, you’ll learn how to create original ideas that will improve your personal life and your business life. Michalko’s techniques show you how to look at the same information as everyone else and see something different.
 
With hundreds of hints, tricks, tips, tales, and puzzles, Thinkertoys will open your mind to a world of innovative solutions to everyday and not-so-everyday problems.

Includes a PDF of Supplemental Graphics, Exercises, and Illustrations

About The Author

Michael Michalko is one of the most highly acclaimed creativity experts in the world. As an officer in the U.S. Army, he organized a team of NATO intelligence specialists and international academics in Frankfurt, Germany, to research, collect, and categorize all known inventive-thinking methods. His team applied these methods to various NATO military, political, and economic problems and produced a variety of breakthrough ideas and creative solutions to new and old problems. After leaving military service, he was contracted by the CIA to facilitate think tanks using his creative-thinking techniques. He specializes in providing creativity workshops, seminars, and think tanks for clients who range from individuals to Fortune 500 companies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Liza on April 27, 2019

This book is great. It can help people with knowing that they have the opportunity to be creative, even when sometimes it looks like not everyone has it. And it gives a framework and ideas of how to make it happen, actually so many different ways that I'm quite sure that each person can find somethi......more

Goodreads review by Nguyên on October 08, 2016

Great book. If you want to create ideas like a chicken creates eggs, read one A lot of powerful and simple tools based on science help us generate ideas to solve any problem. Something new, something old and one of the best ways I have learned is "fulcrum". easy to understand and apply it - Write down our......more

Goodreads review by Akar on September 17, 2016

I definitely recommend this book. It is full of how to's for any kind of problem you might have. However, it does a very a good job to make one understand the "why" in a very subtle way by using lots of analogies and stories. It is quite easy to read and apply. So, I definitely suggest trying to app......more

Goodreads review by Shelly on January 10, 2014

This book is a gem. You would think that this guide would give typical, abstract advice about how to write down ideas in your journal and talk with others about your issues to gain insight. However, this book does more than just that. The authors provide you an enormous list of ideas, real-life exam......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on April 24, 2020

Despite all the quarantining, I don't have a lot of time to write a review, but let's just say this book was better than I thought it would be and I plan to keep it as a reference for a long time to come. It is chock full of ideas. Granted, some of them are better than others, but many of them are v......more


Quotes

“Shows you how to expand your imagination.” --Newsweek
 
“A special find. Period.” --Executive Edge
 
“A must-have book in any business setting.” --Women in Business