Thinking for a Change, Michael J. Gelb
Thinking for a Change, Michael J. Gelb
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Thinking for a Change
Discovering the Power to Create, Communicate and Lead

Author: Michael J. Gelb

Narrator: Michael J. Gelb

Unabridged: 3 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/11/2010


Synopsis

Michael J. Gelb is the world's leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development. He shows you how to rethink the way you think by helping you discover your natural ability to create, communicate, and lead in every area of your life—from designing a dinner party to mapping out your life goals, from running a more effective business meeting to improving memory and increasing your creative power.

Thinking for a Change unveils fresh strategies for thriving on change and increasing productivity through synvergent thinking, the art of balancing logic and imagination, reason and intuition. It is a way of seeing the whole picture by integrating the larger elements and the details. It is the ability to entertain multiple pairs of seemingly opposite ideas simultaneously.

Thinking for a Change also teaches listeners how to facilitate the mind's ability to link disparate ideas. This process of association is the basis for the skill of mind mapping, a method-originated by British psychologist Tony Buzan-that improves the organization of ideas and encourages synvergent thinking. Based on a practical understanding of the structure and design of the human brain, and research into the thinking patterns of history's great achievers such as Darwin, Edison, and Leonardo da Vinci, mind mapping unleashes your ability to generate new ideas quickly and organize them effectively.

In today's global marketplace everyone from retailers and restaurateurs to computer consultants and communications companies are restructuring, reengineering, and reinventing themselves. In a world of accelerating change, individuals and organizations can no longer afford to approach information-age problems and opportunities with industrial-age thinking skills. A more fulfilling life, a stronger organization, a saner society—they all start with your thinking, your actions, and your courage. So listen to this program and begin Thinking for a Change.

About Michael J. Gelb

Michael J. Gelb, a renowned innovator in the field of creative thinking and leadership development, is the bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, Body Learning, Samurai Chess and Present Yourself! Since 1978 Michael Gelb has conducted seminars around the world for companies such as BP, IBM, DuPont, KPMG, and YPO. He lives in Edgewater, New Jersey.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sylvie on March 09, 2025

Maxwell is a very good motivator. However, I am not sure if he has not written this book for people who want to think like Successful People or for MEN who want to think like Successful People. ONE THING that has really, but really, really bugged me, is when he talks about the fact that HE does not h......more

Goodreads review by Word on June 26, 2014

There was nothing really new about this book. Maxwell tends to use flowery language in order to cover his redundancies. Truth is, the content of this book would be better suited to the length of a blog post rather than a book.......more

Goodreads review by Jamia on July 26, 2007

I didn't love the book which I thought was really lacking in terms of my needs for a social justice framework and addressing systems of inequality...I also hated his idea that only unsuccessful people make decisions motivated by survival. Obviously a high-income straight white male would say that be......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on July 11, 2009

Short and easy to read exceptional and practical book about the importance of thinking! What a concept. well, for me. There is a chapter on each of various types of thinking: big-picture thinking, focused thinking, creative thinking, realistic thinking, strategic thinking, possibility thinking, refl......more

Goodreads review by Rick on July 26, 2013

Excellent read. Its the second book I've read by John Maxwell and I find his style very readable which inspires me to read more of his books. The message in this book resonates with others that I have read such as the Slight Edge and helps hammer home the importance of how you think.......more