Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques [Paperback]

Rethink the Way You Think
 
In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who comes up with those ideas?
In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreakingThinkertoys, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you think like a genius. From the linear to the intuitive, this comprehensive handbook details ingenious creative-thinking techniques for approaching problems in unconventional ways. Through fun and thought-provoking exercises, you’ll learn how to create original ideas that will improve your personal life and your business life. Michalko’s techniques show you how to look at the same information as everyone else and see something different.
 
With hundreds of hints, tricks, tips, tales, and puzzles,Thinkertoyswill open your mind to a world of innovative solutions to everyday and not-so-everyday problems.Contents
 
Preface to the New Edition    xi
The Barking Cat (Introduction)    xvii
 
initiation   1
 
Chapter One: Original Spin     3
Chapter Two: Mind Pumping     11
Chapter Three: Challenges     22
Chapter Four: Thinkertoys     35
 
Part One: Linear Thinkertoys     41
 
Group A
Chapter Five: False Faces(reversal)     43
Chapter Six: Slice and Dice(attribute listing)     53
Chapter Seven: Cherry Split(fractionation)     60
Chapter Eight: Think Bubbles(mind mapping)     66
Chapter Nine: SCAMPER(questions)     72
 
Group B
Chapter Ten: Tug-of-War(force-field analysis)     111
Chapter Eleven: Idea BoxlCM