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7 TENETS OF CREATIVE THINKING

Michael Michalko

Michael Michalko is one of the most highly-acclaimed creativity experts in the world and author of the best-seller Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity), ThinkPak (A Brainstorming Card Deck), Cracking Creativity (The Secrets of Creative Genius), and Creative Thinkering: Putting Your Imagination to Work.

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WE DO NOT SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE, WE SEE THEM AS WE ARE

Michael Michalko

MICHAEL MICHALKO is the author of Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity) , which the Wall Street Journal reported “will change the way you think.” In addition, he created Thinkpak (A Brainstorming Card Set) , which is a novel creative-thinking tool that is designed to facilitate brainstorming sessions.

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SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE CREATIVITY IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

Michael Michalko

Brainstorming Board Put up a bulletin board in a central area and encourage people to use it to brainstorm ideas. You could describe the sale situation on a colored card, post it on the brainstorming board and ask people to post their ideas and suggestions. E.g. suppose you have difficulty closing a particular sale.

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SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE CREATIVITY IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

Michael Michalko

Brainstorming Board Put up a bulletin board in a central area and encourage people to use it to brainstorm ideas. You could describe the sale situation on a colored card, post it on the brainstorming board and ask people to post their ideas and suggestions. E.g. suppose you have difficulty closing a particular sale.

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TO GET A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, TURN YOUR PROBLEM UPSIDE DOWN

Michael Michalko

Changing the way you read the same words from (top to bottom) to (bottom to top) changed the meaning of the essay. Read the following from top to bottom. Think for a moment about the meaning of the words. Now, read it again starting at the bottom and reading up. The Lost Generation. Happiness comes from within”. Is a lie, and.

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About Michael Michalko

Michael Michalko

Some of Michael’s creative-thinking techniques that were refined by his government and corporate practice were published in his best-seller Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity) , which the Wall Street Journal reported “will change the way you think.” The ultimate brainstorming guide. multiple times. I was stunned!

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THE EXQUISITE CORPSE

Michael Michalko

If, however, you change your focus and combine your subject with something that is not related, different, unusual patterns are activated. This got him thinking about synthetics, including polymers that make clothing, which triggered his idea to create intelligent polymer seed coatings, which shift properties as conditions change.

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