Resources
Internet Videos, Websites & IPhone Applications:
TED Talks
(2011) Per Kristensson ‘Keys to Creative Performance in Organisations’ at
www.ted.com
(2010) Steven Johnson ‘Where Good Ideas Come From’ at www.ted.com
(2009) Dan Pink on ‘The Surprising Science of Motivation at www.ted.com
UTUBE
Edward de Bono on Creative Thinking (many samples) at www.utube.com
Websites
www.mindtools.com
www.thoughtoffice.com
www.innovationtools.com
www.creativethink.com
www.supervisioncentre.com: go to the section on ‘Inspiration for the Learning
Organisation’ to gain more knowledge on Michael Carroll’s ideas on
Survival/Competency Modes.
IPhone Applications
‘Creative Whack Pack’
Roger Von Oech whose website is creativethink.com has an IPhone application
titled ‘Creative Whack Pack’ which is also a companion to his book ‘A Whack on
the side of the Head’.
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Books
Buzan, Tony (2004) Mind Maps at Work: How to be the Best at your Job and Still have Time to Play,
(UK) Harper Collins
Higgins, James. M (2006) 101 Creative Problem Solving Techniques, (USA)
The New Management Publishing Company
Heffernan, Margaret, (2011) Wilful Blindness – Why we ignore the obvious,
(UK) Simon & Schuster
Hudson, Ken (2007) The Idea Generator – 60 Tools for Business Growth,
(UK) Allen & Unwin
Isaksen, S & Treffinger, D (2010) Creative approaches to problem solving
(USA) Sage
Livingston, Gordon (2004) Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart, (USA) MJF Books
Michalko, M (2006) Thinkertoys: a handbook of creative thinking techniques
(USA) 10 Press Publishers
Pierce, Valerie (2005) Quick Thinking On Your Feet – The Art of Thriving
Under Pressure (USA) Barnes & Noble
Pink, Daniel (2005) A Whole New Mind, (USA) Penguin Press
Taleb, Nassim, N (2010) The Black Swan, (USA) Random House
Von Oech, Roger (1998) A Whack on the Side of the Head, (USA) Business
Plus
Watanabe, Ken (2009) Problem Solving 101, (USA) Portfolio
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ARTICLES:
Creativity under the gun, Amabile, Teresa M. (2002) Harvard Business Review,
August, Vol 80 n8, p52-61.
How to kill Creativity, Amabile, Teresa M (1999) in On Breakthrough Thinking,
(USA) HBS Press
Imagination to go, Berkely Rice, (1984) Psychology Today (May) p. 48.
Thriving in the New Business Reality, Blanchard, Ken (2010) Perspectives,
The Ken Blanchard Companies
Think big, start small, scale fast: Growing customer innovation at
McDonald's, Gubman, Ed; Russell, Steve (2006), Human Resource Planning,
September, p21(2).
Thinking Caps Off, Kline, Nancy (2004) People Management, Vol 10 i8, p29-33.
How to make creativity contagious, Stern, Stefan (2004) Management Today,
March, p52-57.
Towards a More Realistic Creative Problem Solving Approach. By: Buijs,
Jan; Smulders, Frido; van der Meer, Han. Creativity & Innovation Management,
Dec2009, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p286-298, 13p
Creative problem-solving at work. By: Patterson, Fiona; Zibarras, Lara.
General Practice Update, Jun2009, Vol. 2 Issue 6, p48-51, 4p, 1 Diagram;
Abstract:
6 Techniques for Creative Problem Solving. By: Varkey, Prathibha;
Hernandez, James S.; Schwenk, Nina. Physician Executive, May/Jun2009, Vol. 35
Issue 3, p50-52, 2p;
12 Tips to CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. By: Saltzman, Joel. Medical
Meetings, Jun2005, Vol. 32 Issue 4, pS14-S14
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