Do you want to have great ideas? Do you want to break out of the rut of conventional thinking? Would you like to be a genius? Would presenting brilliant ideas help in your job, career and social life? How to be a Brilliant Thinker will help you to achieve all these ideals, by helping you to think in powerful new ways. It shows you how to harness techniques in lateral thinking, analytical thinking, problem analysis, idea generation and other areas so that you become much more creative. You will be able to conceive, evaluate and implement great ideas as well as improve your memory, sell your…mehr
Do you want to have great ideas? Do you want to break out of the rut of conventional thinking? Would you like to be a genius? Would presenting brilliant ideas help in your job, career and social life? How to be a Brilliant Thinker will help you to achieve all these ideals, by helping you to think in powerful new ways. It shows you how to harness techniques in lateral thinking, analytical thinking, problem analysis, idea generation and other areas so that you become much more creative. You will be able to conceive, evaluate and implement great ideas as well as improve your memory, sell your ideas and win arguments. It is packed with practical methods that you can put to immediate use, backed up by exercises, puzzles, quizzes, graphics and illustrations.
Paul Sloane is the founder of Destination Innovation (www.destination-innovation.com). He was a top salesman with IBM, UK, MD of Ashton-Tate, VP International for MathSoft Inc and CEO of Monactive. Clients for his presentations and workshops include Vodafone, GlaxoSmithKline, Phillip Morris, IBM, Equant, BT, Prudential and L`Oreal. He is the author of The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills, also published by Kogan Page.
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Chapter 01: The need for different thinking; Chapter 02: Consider the opposite; Chapter 03: Confront assumptions; Chapter 04: Analyse problems; Chapter 05: Ask questions; Chapter 06: Think in combinations; Chapter 07: Parallel thinking; Chapter 08: Think creatively; Chapter 09: Think laterally; Chapter 10: Think what no one else thinks; Chapter 11: Evaluate ideas; Chapter 12: Make difficult decisions; Chapter 13: Develop your verbal thinking; Chapter 14: Think mathematically; Chapter 15: Get to grips with probability; Chapter 16: Think visually; Chapter 17: Develop your emotional intelligence; Chapter 18: Be a brilliant conversationalist; Chapter 19: Win arguments; Chapter 20: Ponder; Chapter 21: Maximize your memory; Chapter 22: Experiment, fail and learn; Chapter 23: Tell stories; Chapter 24: Think humorously; Chapter 25: Think positively; Chapter 26: Set goals; Chapter 27: Prioritize and focus; Chapter 28: Turn thinking into action; Chapter 29: Common thinking errors; Chapter 30: Boost your brain; Chapter 31: Games for brilliant thinkers; Chapter 32: Summary a checklist for the brilliant thinker
