Olson Robert Wallace (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. .

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Soft cover. Condition: Almost Like New. Softcover Edition, Fourth Printing. Softcover book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Kevin Fagan (illustrator). Second Edition 1st Printing. Previous Owner Markings (Minimal Highlighting in Yellow); Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Rear Cover Lightly Chipped; Front Cover, Spine Moderately Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. Including exercises and illustrations. BOOK NUMBER: EH 508. ALSO KNOWN AS: Portions of this work originally appeared in Money Tree. CARTOONIST-ILLUSTRATOR: Kevin Fagan. COVER DESIGN: E. T. Morris. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; PART I BACKGROUND Chapter 1 What Is Creativity?; Chapter 2 Why Do People Create?; Chapter 3 Obstacles to Becoming More Creative; Chapter 4 Creative People as Problem-Solvers; Chapter 5 Deliberate Creativity; Chapter 6 Recognizing Challenges, Opportunities and Problems; PART II A CREATIVE PROCESS AND CREATIVE CATALYSTS Chapter 7 Defining the Problem; Chapter 8 Open Yourself to Many Diverse Ideas; Chapter 9 Identify the Best Idea; Chapter 10 Transform Ideas into Action; Chapter 11 Summary of the DO IT Process and Catalysts; PART III RELATED TOPICS Chapter 12 Quick Creative Thinking; Chapter 13 Group Creative Problem Solving; Chapter 14 Sustaining Your Creativity; Chapter 15 Summary and Conclusion; Appendix - Supplementary Problems; Bibliography. SYNOPSIS: The Art of Creative Thinking was written to teach people how to nurture, develop, and exercise their creative abilities. It provides tools that enable the reader to recognize opportunities and develop fresh insights into everyday on-the-job problems and challenges. As William James observed, "In the dim background of the mind we know what we ought to be doing, but somehow we cannot start." This book presents creative processes and techniques that demonstrate many starting points and guideposts to creativity. The book integrates the systematic approach of engineering, the creative strategies of psychology, and the here-and-now practicality of business. It thus will be of value to students and professionals in business, engineering, architecture, psychology, technology, and government and to all others who want to use their minds in more creative ways. Robert W. Olson has a psychology practice in Mission Viejo, California, and teaches psychology at Saddlebrook College. He has been a consultant for General Electric, the Orange County Department of Mental Health, and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, as well as a number of other organizations. His educational background includes a Ph.D. degree in human behavior and M.A. degrees in mechanical and nuclear engineering. Kevin Fagan, who collaborated on the illustrations, recently, at the age of twenty-two, became the youngest syndicated cartoonist in the country. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.