Eric Liu, Scott Noppe-Brandon, Lincoln Center Institute

Imagination First (eBook, PDF)

Unlocking the Power of Possibility

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

When imagination becomes habit, it can transform your work and your life The best corporations know that innovative thinking is the only competitive advantage that cannot be outsourced. The best schools are those that create cultures of imagination. Now in paperback, Imagination First introduces a wide-variety of individuals who make a habit of imaginative thinking and creative action, offering a set of universal practices that anyone can use to transform their life at work, home, and play. These 28.5 practices will enable anyone to become more imaginative and to teach others to do so as well?from corporate executive to educator to platoon sergeant. Bonus content includes * Winning "practices" submitted by the public * Guidelines for educators who want to cultivate creativity in their classrooms * Expanded resource section The book is filled with illustrative stories of creative leaders, teachers, artists, and scientists that clearly illustrate the original practices and new material that shows how to bring imagination to life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470600207
• Artikelnr.: 38196178

Autorenporträt

ERIC LIU is at the New America Foundation and writes for Slate magazine. He is the author of Guiding Lights and The Accidental Asian, a New York Times notable book featured in the PBS documentary Matters of Race. Eric served as a speechwriter for President Clinton in the first term and as White House deputy domestic policy advisor in the second. After the White House, he was an executive at the digital media company RealNetworks. A frequent commentator on CNN, CNBC, and MSNBC, Eric is one of GQ magazine's "Pundits We Like" and was cited by A. Magazine a one of the national's 25 most influential Asian Americans. In 2002, he was named by the World Economic Forum one of the 100 "Global Leaders of Tomorrow." He lives with his family in Seattle, where he hosts a local NPR interview show called, "The Power of Voice" and teaches at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs. Eric speaks regularly at conferences and campuses around the country. SCOTT NOPPE-BRANDON is executive director of Lincoln Center Institute (LCI), an arts and education organization where students learn about and through the arts by focusing on works of art, including performing and visual arts, and architecture. LCI's principles support learning across the curriculum. The Institute works in partnership with pre-K through grade twelve educators and degree-granting teacher education programs, and provides numerous professional development opportunities. Founded in 1975, the Institute is the educational cornerstone of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc, and a global leader in education and the arts. Since its inception, it has reached over 3 million students and some 50,000 educators.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments xi Lincoln Center Institute xv The Authors xix Part One
The Premise 1 Introduction 2 What, Why, and How 18 Part Two
The Practices 41 Practice 1
Make Mist 42 Ready, get still, go Practice 2
Leave the Campfire 46 Know your enemy: it is you, scared Practice 3
Flip What's Foolish 52 Practice 4
Make Way for Awe 58 Nurture humility and the wonder that comes with it Practice 5
Reinvent the Wheel 64 Be willing to give back the givens Practice 6
Think Inside the Box 68 Make greedy, grateful use of limits Practice 7
Hoard Bits 74 Collect obsessively; sift; trust that the right bits will emerge Practice 8
Mix Your Metaphors 80 Change the metaphors that frame your reality Practice 9
Renew Your Narrative 84 Ask whether your story still serves you Practice 10
Untie Your Tongue 90 Talk about your work with someone who doesn't understand it Practice 11
Swap Bodies 94 Lose yourself in a role Practice 12
Make a Gap 100 Obscure part of the picture Practice 12.5
Finish the Story 106 Make the ending open-ended Practice 13
Chunk It 108 Show how small it all starts Practice 14
Don't Blink 114 Snap in slow motion; see how you get primed for decision Practice 15
Cloud Appreciation 118 Search out ambiguity and sit with it Practice 16
Spotlight Off, Lantern On 124 Trade sharp focus for full-field awareness Practice 17
Play Telephone 128 Engage in meaning-laundering Practice 18
Help Out a Boobonian 132 Make every task a quest Practice 19
Teach Nonzero Math 138 Expand the pie before dividing it Practice 20
Microexperiment 142 Test your hunches playfully Practice 21
Rewrite History 146 Turn "what would've been" into "what could be" Practice 22
Design for the Hallway 152 Let informal spaces thrive Practice 23
Routinize Randomness 158 Regularly rinse out expectations Practice 24
Ride the z-axis 164 Find elemental forms, then play with scale Practice 25
Challenge Your Challenges 170 Find better problems Practice 26
Break the Hand 176 Unschool yourself periodically Practice 27
Yes and ... 180 Never say no to an idea Practice 28
Fail Well 186 Treat failure like a skill Practice X
Make Up Your Own 192 Part Three
The Purposes 197 Conclusion 199 For Further Exploration 213 Index 237