Art Thinking, Amy Whitaker
Art Thinking, Amy Whitaker
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Art Thinking
How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses

Author: Amy Whitaker

Narrator: Kim Niemi

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 04/21/2020


Synopsis

Anyone from CEO to freelancer knows how hard it is to think big, let alone follow up, while under pressure to get things done. Art Thinking offers practical principles, inspiration, and a healthy dose of pragmatism to help you navigate the difficulties of balancing creative thinking with driving toward results.

With an MBA and an MFA, Amy Whitaker, an entrepreneur-in-residence at the New Museum Incubator, draws on stories of athletes, managers, writers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and even artists to engage you in the process of "art thinking." If you are making a work of art in any field, you aren't going from point A to point B. You are inventing point B.

Art Thinking combines the mind-sets of art and the tools of business to protect space for open-ended exploration and manage risks on your way to success. Art Thinking takes you from "Wouldn't it be cool if . . . ?" to realizing your highest aims, helping you build creative skills you can apply across all facets of business and life. Warm, honest, and unexpected, Art Thinking will help you reimagine your work and life—and even change the world—while enjoying the journey from point A.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sassafras on September 29, 2016

there were aspects of this book that I was really excited to see exist in the world and felt really appropriate to so many of the realities i juggle as an author who also has a dayjob. the parts of the book that felt most meaningful and interesting were when she spoke about her MFA and MBA and the i......more

Goodreads review by Chris on December 25, 2020

This book was decent, but not one of the best. The first half of the book was much better than the second half. Amy Whitaker discusses ways to think creatively in your work environment to come up with new ideas, but the second half of the book just seemed to really drag on.......more

Goodreads review by anna on November 14, 2018

Best business book I've read this year. Love the part on finding your metaphor.......more

Goodreads review by JW on March 02, 2018

Essential reading for anyone seeking more high-minded ideas about the intersection of creativity and business than what's typically offered in your book store's how-to section.......more

Goodreads review by Elisa on October 08, 2017

I really love everything in this book. Whitaker effectively draws inspiration from a variety of fields, while building clever frameworks for understanding "art thinking". It bridges theory and practicality seamlessly. That said, there's an element of cramming too much into a chapter--you have to wor......more