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Main Title A kick in the seat of the pants : using your explorer, artist, judge, & warrior to be more creative /
Author Von Oech, Roger.
Publisher Perennial Library,
Year Published 1986
OCLC Number 12908873
ISBN 0060155280; 9780060155285; 0060960248 (pbk.); 9780060960247 (pbk.)
Subjects Creative thinking ; Success--Psychological aspects ; Achievement--Popular Works ; Creativeness--Popular Works
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EJDM HDR BF408.V579 1986 Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD 09/25/1998
ESBM  BF408.V579 1986 CPHEA/PESD Library/Corvallis,OR 09/07/2011 DISPERSAL
Edition 1st ed.
Collation ix, 153 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes Bibliography: p. 148-149. Includes index.
Contents Notes Preface -- Jack's visit to the idea doctor -- The four roles of the creative process -- The explorer -- The artist -- The judge -- The warrior -- Summing up -- Jack's return visit to the idea doctor -- Notes -- Index of proper names -- About the author. When was the last time you had a creative idea? This morning? Last month? Last year? Sometimes you need a kick in the seat of the pants to get your thinking going. This book does just that by taking you on a guided tour through the four roles of the creative process: explorer, artist, judge, and warrior. When it's time to seek out new information, adopt the mindset of an Explorer. Get off the beaten path, poke around in outside areas, and pay attention to unusual patterns. When you need to create a new idea, let the Artist in you come out. Ask what-if questions and look for hidden analogies. Break the rules and look at things backwards. Add something and take something away. Ultimately, you'll come up with an original idea. When it's time to decide if your idea is worth implementing, see yourself as a Judge. Ask what's wrong and if the timing's right. Question your assumptions and make a decision. And when you carry your idea into action, be a Warrior. Put a fire in your belly, eliminate your excuses, and do what's necessary to reach your objective. This book provides exercises, stories, tips, and the author's proven techniques to help you strengthen each of your own creative roles.
Place Published New York
PUB Date Free Form c1986
BIB Level m
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
LCCN 85045238
OCLC Time Stamp 20110901155534
Language eng
Origin OCLC
Type CAT
OCLC Rec Leader 02981cam 2200457 a 45020