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| Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Michalko
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (63 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2827
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 394
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 1580087736
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.019
EAN: 9781580087735
ASIN: 1580087736
Publication Date: May 15, 2006
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 Too much good to cope with ??? March 11, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I loved the CRACKING CREATIVITY while THINKERTOYS was simply too much good for me. Soo many (great) tools i simply got lost. I need a few mental models that i can work with daily which CRACKING CREATIVITY did provide. This book provides soo many tools ... it's not for daily usability, at least not for me.
Thought provoking, life changing, must read book December 12, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
So I was reading one of the many great books by Jeffrey Gitomer. In his books about Sales and the one about Yes!Attitude, he stresses the importance of exercising the mind and being creative in your approach to relationships, both professional and personal.
And one of this top, oft repeated recommendations is Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko. It's clear within the first few pages that Michalko was challenging me to step out of my comfortable protective shell of assumptions about the world around me and see it in whole new ways.
The combination of Gitomer's motivation to master a positive attitude with Michalko's advice on creativity have transformed my life.
To check out one of Jeffrey Gitomer's book, consider Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a YES! Attitude for a Lifetime of SUCCESS (Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Books)
Annoyingly good November 8, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've always thought of myself as highly creative, even iconoclastic (I have a background in avant-garde theater in New York City), so I was a bit miffed that there is a book containing most of the treasured techniques I thought I had invented. I can't say enough good things about this book, I had "Aha!" moments about every second page.
I definitely subscribe to the author's viewpoint that creativity is a talent that we are all born with, even if we don't all know it; further, that there are definable, learnable skills that can help anyone develop their creative faculties. This book is crammed full of thought experiments and exercises that do just that--help you become reliably, even systematically, creative.
A systematic approach to creativity November 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is both a comprehensive and systematic evaluation of what creativity is and a practical workshop. It is like you have attended an intensive course on creativity enhancement. The techniques which are introduced are well written and you can exercise each and every one of them while you are actively reading the book: Not a second spent on off-the-topic subjects. The optical illusion illustrations that accompany the techniques are enjoyable and really tuned in with the subjects, and they are very well chosen. A must have for educators, entrepreneurs, students, and anyone minding any problem.
Most useful book I have read October 16, 2007
If a significant portion of your life requires creativity that is attached to solving real-world problems, this book is tremendous. It offers tons of techniques with great details on how to get the ideas you need. It's a wonderful and useful read. In fact, it is, without a doubt, the most useful book I have ever read.
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