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“In this era of AI and increasing automation, creativity is what sets us apart. Jeff and Staney DeGraff show us how to master the creative mindset.” —Tan Le, Founder, EMOTIV
Nearly all of today’s major innovation workshops and programs call on organizations to drive innovation. What they miss is that innovation comes from the personal creativity of individuals. And creativity doesn't require an advanced...
Nearly all of today’s major innovation workshops and programs call on organizations to drive innovation. What they miss is that innovation comes from the personal creativity of individuals. And creativity doesn't require an advanced...
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Conventional wisdom--and business school curricula--teaches us that making trade-offs is inevitable when it comes to hard choices. But sometimes, accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough, the choices in front of us don't get us what we need. In those cases, rather than choosing the least worst option, we can use the models in front of us to create a new and better answer. This is integrative thinking. First introduced by Roger Martin...
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The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.
Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take
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Wiley
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c2014
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xvii, 217 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Critical thinking is a process that lets your brain do more for you as you make decisions, solve problems, make plans, and execute them. Much of the current content on this subject is academic focused. Think Smarter, Not Harder focuses instead on applying critical thinking techniques to everyday business issues. This application results in higher quality problem solving and decision making, more innovation, faster decisions, opportunity recognition,...
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McGraw-Hill
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[2019]
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xi, 270 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Manage every business problem like you were born for it -- from a problem customer to a career-threatening crisis It's not being negative or pessimistic to assume that something will always go wrong in business and in your career. It's being realistic. What you do when crisis hits is the only thing matters -- and this proven guide delivers everything you need to take positive action with confidence, skill, and professionalism. In What to Do When...
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Avid Reader Press
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2020.
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ix, 308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems ... [This book] probes the psychological forces that push us downstream--including 'problem blindness,' which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. And Heath introduces us to the thinkers who have...
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Basic Books
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2023.
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vii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"[An] ... exploration of games and math, spanning centuries and millennia, oceans and continents, countries and cultures. Renowned mathematician Marcus du Sautoy shows how mathematics and games have always been deeply intertwined: how games provided some of the first opportunities for deep mathematical insight into the universe; how understanding math can help us play games better; and how the knowledge and enjoyment of both math and games are integral...
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Zondervan
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"Do you ever wonder why you keep making the same bad choices, even though you tell yourself it will be different next time? In Think Ahead, pastor Craig Groeschel draws on biblical truth and scientific research to help us learn the power of "pre-deciding" big and small choices so we can discover new joy, freedom, and contentment"--
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Design-oriented firms such as Apple and IDEO have demonstrated how design thinking can directly affect business results. Yet most managers lack a real sense of how to put this new approach to use for issues other than product development and sales growth. Solving Problems with Design Thinking details ten real-world examples of managers who successfully applied design methods at 3M, Toyota, IBM, Intuit, and SAP; entrepreneurial start-ups such as MeYou...
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Blueprints promising programs fact sheet volume FS-BPP08
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Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
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[2007]
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1 PDF ([2] p. ; 69 KB)
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English
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2017.
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Shares anecdotal insight into the illogical influences behind poor financial decisions and how to outmaneuver them, covering topics ranging from credit-card debt and household budgeting to holiday spending and real estate sales. Why is paying for things painful? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something in the present just because we've overpaid for it in the past? Why is it easy to pay $4 for a soda on vacation, when we wouldn't spend more...
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