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Conexiones Creativas
Supported by the latest neuroscience, this book gives you hands-on advice on how to enhance your own creativity. You will find it an inspiring combination of theory, techniques, anecdotes and exercises to help you access better ideas and bigger breakthroughs.
People who are good at having ideas are good at seeing connections. Could teaching people to see connections be a way to help them be more creative?
Over the years, there’s a need for a book on creativity that complements the teaching of the creative process and tools and gives you a practical approach to how to enhance your innate ability to think creatively. This book as an opportunity to dispel the myth that creative talent is something possessed by a gifted minority. This is the opportunity to pass on ‘the secret’ of highly creative people to a much wider audience. It’s a chance to give others the knowledge, techniques, and training they need to enhance their own innate creativity and lead the way to fun, fulfillment, invention, innovation, and change.
It’s a unique book that combines a very hands on and practical approach with a solid scholarly
foundation.
This book gives you:
• Insights into how highly creative people think
• The latest findings in neuroscience on connection making
• Training to help you make connections others don’t
• A boot camp with 21 creativity exercises
People who are good at having ideas are good at seeing connections. Could teaching people to see connections be a way to help them be more creative?
Over the years, there’s a need for a book on creativity that complements the teaching of the creative process and tools and gives you a practical approach to how to enhance your innate ability to think creatively. This book as an opportunity to dispel the myth that creative talent is something possessed by a gifted minority. This is the opportunity to pass on ‘the secret’ of highly creative people to a much wider audience. It’s a chance to give others the knowledge, techniques, and training they need to enhance their own innate creativity and lead the way to fun, fulfillment, invention, innovation, and change.
It’s a unique book that combines a very hands on and practical approach with a solid scholarly
foundation.
This book gives you:
• Insights into how highly creative people think
• The latest findings in neuroscience on connection making
• Training to help you make connections others don’t
• A boot camp with 21 creativity exercises
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March 19, 2017
While doing The walk exercise, suddenly, somehow I made from the Føtex supermarket a castle. In a million years I wouldn’t say that I would imagine that, even thought it was a simple connection of seeing kind of architecture of a like tower part of building and grey colour which you could see in some of the castles. This book really helps to completely open your mind in a new way and see connections everywhere.
The magic formula “How might I…” is long time known “Can Do” approach or how problem solvers think. Everyone can use it in everyday life and it completely shifts how we think about things and mainly what we can do about it.
I love how this books is hands on experience and walks you through creative process of many people as in the book are many examples. Main point of this book is to get you out of the book and train your ability to make connection, which is another great thing about this book. It offers quite a few tools and it has a Boot Camp for 21 days.
The magic formula “How might I…” is long time known “Can Do” approach or how problem solvers think. Everyone can use it in everyday life and it completely shifts how we think about things and mainly what we can do about it.
I love how this books is hands on experience and walks you through creative process of many people as in the book are many examples. Main point of this book is to get you out of the book and train your ability to make connection, which is another great thing about this book. It offers quite a few tools and it has a Boot Camp for 21 days.
February 4, 2017
Handy book that focuses on helping you to improve at the skill of making connections between different things, and how the ability to make connections plays a central and trainable role in creativity. The back half of the book is a series of 21 activities for building this skill.
September 8, 2018
Conclusion: creativity CAN be taught!
This book covers a clear statement, with proof and 21 exercises to improve your creativity. It's written in clear language, a quick read and gloriously structured.
Only having done half of the exercises I already feel a shift in my creative thinking.
This book covers a clear statement, with proof and 21 exercises to improve your creativity. It's written in clear language, a quick read and gloriously structured.
Only having done half of the exercises I already feel a shift in my creative thinking.
November 2, 2025
One main takeaway point: creativity is the ability to make connections. Not much depth and mostly reiterates the same message, but the book contains a lot of 'creative' images and a fun section of exercises to train your mind to make new connections.
March 6, 2023
El libro es bastante interesante e incluso, sí sigues las instrucciones de los ejercicios y de verdad me dedicas tiempo, cumple con lo prometido: despertar tu creatividad.
Admito que la primera parte me pareció un poco redundante, sentí que, aunque usando diferentes palabras, lo que intentaban explicar y la conclusión de ello siempre era lo mismo lo que personalmente hizo que llegara un poquito hastiada a la parte de los ejercicios.
Ahora, respecto a los ejercicios: ¡Sí funcionan! Siempre y cuando los hagas a conciencia y te des el tiempo adecuado para hacerlo con paciencia. Si de plano lo tuyo no son este tipo de libros con ejercicios prácticos entonces tal vez no valga la pena invertirle tiempo porque la verdad creo que es justo esta parte la que resulta verdaderamente útil y valiosa, de lo contrario pues se le saca poco jugo al libro.
Interesante y entretenido, no me parece una lectura indispensable pero si lo que quieres es "poner a trabajar la ardilla" un poco entonces es una buena opción.
Admito que la primera parte me pareció un poco redundante, sentí que, aunque usando diferentes palabras, lo que intentaban explicar y la conclusión de ello siempre era lo mismo lo que personalmente hizo que llegara un poquito hastiada a la parte de los ejercicios.
Ahora, respecto a los ejercicios: ¡Sí funcionan! Siempre y cuando los hagas a conciencia y te des el tiempo adecuado para hacerlo con paciencia. Si de plano lo tuyo no son este tipo de libros con ejercicios prácticos entonces tal vez no valga la pena invertirle tiempo porque la verdad creo que es justo esta parte la que resulta verdaderamente útil y valiosa, de lo contrario pues se le saca poco jugo al libro.
Interesante y entretenido, no me parece una lectura indispensable pero si lo que quieres es "poner a trabajar la ardilla" un poco entonces es una buena opción.
October 16, 2022
Terugkijkend op bijna al mijn creatieve projecten uit het verleden, paste ik onbewust de theorie uit dit boek al toe: Niet logische elementen met elkaar verbinden tot een iets nieuw want daardoor ontstaan vaak de meest originele en creatieve ideeën. Of zoals Steve Jobs ooit zei “Creativity is just connecting things”. Nu ik dit geleerd heb, kan ik die methode bewust gaan inzetten op het moment dat ik inspiratieloos ben, heel chill :)
June 24, 2017
A fascinating look at creative thinking, with practical exercises included. As someone who read and applied the ideas of Edward de Bono to my teaching, I am thrilled with this addition to the conversation on creative thinking and how to enhance it. Now I want to purchase the Creative Thinker's Exercise Book!
July 2, 2020
This is a beautifully presented book with images and examples. It is part text setting the argument that creativity is around learning to make connections and part a series of exercises to grow this skill set. I will use these exercises in the work I do so it’s a good resource book to keep on my shelf. I also totally get the connections/creativity thing.
September 10, 2024
Great but quite short summary of how to increase your creative effectiveness by making connections.
The back third of the book is creative exercises and tools to help you practice, which could also be leveraged in a teaching environment or as brainstorm warm ups.
I enjoyed this, just would have loved a bit more depth behind the topic.
The back third of the book is creative exercises and tools to help you practice, which could also be leveraged in a teaching environment or as brainstorm warm ups.
I enjoyed this, just would have loved a bit more depth behind the topic.
October 28, 2021
Lo cogí en la biblioteca y lo tuve que comprar porque me fascinó la edición. Aun me quedan algunos ejercicios que hacer, ya que el libro a parte de explicar conocimientos tiene un conjunto de ejercicios para potenciar tu creatividad.
May 29, 2018
I liked the 'do' aproach in this book but i did not get enough out of it. It lacked some depth and knowledge for me.
November 17, 2018
Quick to read book, perhaps the first that combines examples of products, science and practical exercises to train your creativity in three weeks.
March 27, 2019
Quite illustrative book on creativity!
May 23, 2019
This book is like a recipe: you just read, take what is needed, and do it.
It is a good manual to train your brain for some creative spark.
It is a good manual to train your brain for some creative spark.
May 30, 2019
A must-have! And for anyone!
August 5, 2019
A fresh look on creativity. Yes! Creativity can be learned! The book includes a boot camp with 21 creativity exercises - practical and entertaining.
October 9, 2019
Enjoy this book- it’s quite easy to read and absorb, I found the daily creative exercise at the end really helpful.
February 26, 2020
Aardig, met wat leuke oefeningen. Niet heel verdiepend en leverde me niet veel nieuwe kennis en inzichten op.
December 16, 2020
Libro de bolsillo pare recordarnos ejercicios y calentamientos para la creatividad.
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December 30, 2020A practical perspective to develop your own creativity
December 17, 2023
This book is so good for creatives in any field, I really recommend it. I find myself using a lot of creativity exercizes from it in my brainstorming process. ❤️
September 16, 2016
How do you make connections others don't?
The Secret Of The Highly Creative Thinker will show you just how. This is by far one of my favourite creative books of the year. It's simple. It's powerful. And, it's loaded with insights to ignite your creative thinking.
Creative thinking has become less of a luxury and more of a necessity.
Whatever the industry, innovative ideas are considered the glue that will hold the brand together and ensure that it weathers the storm against competition. Management guru Peter Drucker stated that marketing and innovation were essential to an organization's success --everything was essentially filler. In hindsight, creative thinking is the lifeblood of both marketing and innovation. Workers now need to think flexibly and deliver solutions outside of the box.
Full Review: https://sukasareads.blogspot.ca/2016/...
The Secret Of The Highly Creative Thinker will show you just how. This is by far one of my favourite creative books of the year. It's simple. It's powerful. And, it's loaded with insights to ignite your creative thinking.
Creative thinking has become less of a luxury and more of a necessity.
Whatever the industry, innovative ideas are considered the glue that will hold the brand together and ensure that it weathers the storm against competition. Management guru Peter Drucker stated that marketing and innovation were essential to an organization's success --everything was essentially filler. In hindsight, creative thinking is the lifeblood of both marketing and innovation. Workers now need to think flexibly and deliver solutions outside of the box.
Full Review: https://sukasareads.blogspot.ca/2016/...
September 8, 2021
Kui veel mõni aeg tagasi öeldi meilgi, et "Ta ongi selline loov, st teistsugune", siis täna tunnistavad juhid, et muutused tekitavad ebakindlust, kuid loovus on midagi, milles näha õlekõrt. Ka innovatsiooni alus on loovus. Raamatu üks autoritest õpetab Taanis loovust ning lõpetajad leiavad tööd maailma suurlinnade disainiagentuurides. Õpetamise fookus on leida seoseid – mida rohkem praktiseerid, seda ootamatumaid ja värskemaid leiad. Loovus ongi ju olemasoleva info uue nurga alt tööle panemine, uute seoste tekitamine. Raamatus on mitmeid harjutusi, mis panevad sind kastist välja mõtlema ja seoseid märkama. Vaatamine on passiivne, nägemine aktiivne tegevus. Iga oskuse kinnistamine vajab harjutamist, aga on oht, et enam tagasiteed ei ole. :)
June 22, 2016
I have never considered myself to be creative. I am an accountant, I'm not artistic, I can't draw. I even give up on my Sudoku game if the answer isn't obvious. Yet, I can train my brain to see connections-the heart of creative thinking. The Secret of the Highly Creative Thinker isn't just a "science of" book, it is a "how to" manual. It walks you through the step by step of strengthening your brain's natural creative muscle with a bootcamp of 21 different exercises and inspiration on every page. It was very entertaining to read and I can feel my brain already stretching.
This book should be in every classroom and boardroom- and it is beautiful enough to leave on your coffee table.
This book should be in every classroom and boardroom- and it is beautiful enough to leave on your coffee table.
April 17, 2017
These authors give a really good isnight on how to make connections and come up with creative ideas, with some rrally good examples! Rrally good read when you need some inspiration!
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