Creative Solution Finding: The Triumph of Full-Spectrum Creativity Over Conventional Thinking

by Gerald Nadler, Shozo Hibino

Think about Does it make sense to try solving a problem using the same kind of thinking that caused the problem in the first place? Unfortunately, this happens all too often. In Creative Solution Finding, Gerald Nadler and Shozo Hibino, authors of the groundbreaking book Breakthrough Thinking, offer an entirely new way for finding Full-Spectrum Thinking. This approach presents new principles and a new process for creating and restructuring solutions.

"Nadler and Hibino have taken traditional Western problem solving to task by introducing a new total approach to solution-finding that has unlimited potential for today's policy setters in any field."

—Joe Weller, President and CEO, Nestlé USA, Inc.

"Creative Solution Finding offers a new thinking paradigm for our times that is as elegant in its clarity as it is profound in its potential."

—Jon C. Madonna, Chairman and Chief Executive, KPMG Peat Marwick, Certified Public Accountants


From the Trade Paperback edition.

512 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Evil Secret Ninja · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has not aged well the internet has changed everything we though about the subject matter of this book. I also did not like the premise that the problem with problem solving is that we think to much about all the information we need to make decisions but the book is almost 500 pages. I did find a few useful ideas that I can use in my work since I have to talk about problem solving so much but over all I didn't find anything astounding in it and I felt it did not meet the objectives it set out for the book.

[Graham Okely · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit to wordy and not connecting to my language. It took to long to get into content. It took a long time giving its credentials. There was some sections of help. I ended up skim reading the areas that looked helpful. One thing: when designing solutions keep in mind the solution-after-next. In other words how long will you solution last? Can you incorporate longer term help in the solution?