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Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity

Author Keith Sawyer
Release Date: 2013/03/01
ISBN: 9781118539118
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A science-backed method to maximize creative potential in any sphere of life

With the prevalence of computer technology and outsourcing, new jobs and fulfilling lives will rely heavily on creativity and innovation. Keith Sawyer draws from his expansive research of the creative journey, exceptional creators, creative abilities, and world-changing innovations to create an accessible, eight-step program to increasing anyone's creative potential. Sawyer reveals the surprising secrets of highly creative people (such as learning to ask better questions when faced with a problem), demonstrates how to come up with better ideas, and explains how to carry those ideas to fruition most effectively.

This science-backed, step-by step method can maximize our creative potential in any sphere of life.

  • Offers a proven method for developing new ideas and creative problem-solving no matter what your profession

  • Includes an eight-step method, 30 practices, and more than 100 techniques that can be launched at any point in a creative journey

  • Psychologist, jazz pianist, and author Keith Sawyer studied with world-famous creativity expert Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

    • Sawyer's book offers a wealth of easy to apply strategies and ideas for anyone who wants to tap into their creative power.

    Table of Contents

    1. Cover
    2. Praise for ZIG ZAG
    3. Title Page
    4. Copyright
    5. Dedication
    6. Introduction: Choosing Creativity
      1. The Eight Steps
      2. Mistakes We Should All Avoid
      3. How to Make Use of This Book
    7. The First Step: ASK: How the Right Questions Lead to the Most Novel Answers
      1. The Practices
      2. Onward . .
    8. The Second Step: LEARN: How to Prepare Your Mind for Constant Creativity
      1. The Practices
      2. Onward …
    9. The Third Step: LOOK: How to Be Aware of the Answers All Around You
      1. The Practices
      2. Onward …
    10. The Fourth Step: PLAY: How to Free Your Mind to Imagine Possible Worlds
      1. The Practices
      2. Onward …
      3. Solutions
    11. The Fifth Step: THINK: How to Have Way More Ideas Than You'll Ever Need
      1. The Practices
      2. Onward…
    12. The Sixth Step: FUSE: How to Combine Ideas in Surprising New Ways
      1. The Practices
      2. Onward…
    13. The Seventh Step: CHOOSE: How to Pick the Best Ideas and Then Make Them Even Better
      1. The Practices
      2. Onward …
    14. The Eight Step: MAKE: How Getting Your Ideas Out into the World Drives Creativity Forward
      1. The Practices
      2. How Do You Know When to Stop?
    15. Conclusion
      1. Learn to Choose the Right Step
      2. Discover Your Own Style
      3. Always Onward!
    16. Appendix A Outline of All of the Steps, Practices, and Techniques
      1. Ask
      2. Learn
      3. Look
      4. Play
      5. Think
      6. Fuse
      7. Choose
      8. Make
    17. Appendix B: The Research Behind the Eight Steps
    18. References
    19. Acknowledgments
    20. About the Author
    21. Index
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