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Aha!: 10 Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit and Find Your Great Ideas [Paperback]

Jordan E Ayan , Rick Benzel
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Book Description

1 Oct 1997
"Aha! is a joyful, upbeat survey of ideas for enhancing creativity. Jordan Ayan's enthusiasm is hard to resist, and every reader will find personally suitable strategies. Aha! is an inspiring yet practical guidebook for freeing the creative spirit."
--Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

"A delightful romp through the rich and complicated field of creativity. Ayan's Aha! is bound to make the reader's thinking more interesting and original."
--Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, ph.d., author of Flow: the Psychology of Optimal Experience

"The future belongs to those who create it. Jordan Ayan's exceptional book will show you how to create yours by providing the keys to unlock your great ideas."
--Daniel Burrus, author of Technotrends and a leading technology forecaster

Behind every successful venture, there's a great idea. If you haven't found your great idea yet, or if you've always thought you "just weren't the creative type,"  Jordan Ayan's accessible and entertaining book will give you the confidence to listen to your own creative spirit and to find the breakthrough you've been waiting for. Based on the notion that creativity is a life skill that must be continually cultivated, Ayan offers ten strategies for finding and harnessing inspiration--wherever and whenever it occurs. His mini workshops will show you how travel, reading, the arts, new technology, journaling, and more can form the basic building blocks of a more creative and rewarding life.

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  • Paperback: 287 pages
  • Publisher: Crown Publications; 1 edition (1 Oct 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0517884003
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517884003
  • Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 1.9 x 20 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 889,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Roger von Oech, Author of A Whack on the Side of the Head says:
"Jordan Ayan -- the 'Wizard of Aha's' -- has presented us with a treasure trove of techniques to stimulate our creative juices. A lot fun!"

Betty Edwards - Author of Drawing on The Right Side of The Brain says that:
"...Aha!is an inspiring, yet practical guidebook for freeing the creative spirit."

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience comments that Aha! is:
"A delightful romp through the rich and complicated field of creativity. Ayan's Aha! is bound to make the reader's thinking more interesting and original."

Michael LeBoeuf - Author of How to Win Customers and Keep Them For Life and The Perfect Business said:
"Aha! is an extremely well-written, entertaining, action-ready guide for anyone who wants to live a more successful life. All success is rooted in great ideas. Aha! shows you how to create the ideas that will take you from where you are to where you want to be."

Mark Victor Hansen - Co-author of Chicken Soup For The Soul says:
"...Aha! helps you get inside yourself in a dynamic and insightful way to go make a difference; a life long contribution to yourself, your family, your country and the world. I totally believe Aha! will free your greatness."

Daniel Burrus - Author of Technotrends says:
"The future belongs to those who create it. Jordan Ayan's exceptional book will show you how to create your;s by providing the keys to unlock your great ideas."


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the purchase price for the first 50 pages 23 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
For me, the first 50 pages were the most useful part of this book, where Jordan Ayan reminds us of the barriers we put in the way of creativity and the damage done by adulthood. The sections on the four stage process of creativity, the seven forms of intelligence and comfort zones are brilliant.

Indeed as I glance back through my volume I find the first fifty or so pages covered with highlighter of varying colours, notes and dog eared pages.

This is less apparent once the books gets into the actual strategies, which basically revolve around the theme of opening yourself to new experiences and knowledge in order to live a creative lifestyle.

A very useful introduction to Creativity then with some good ideas about becoming more generally creative and definitely worth buying. If you are looking for specific creative thinking tools though, look at some of Tony Buzan's excellent work or that of Edward de Bono as well.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book 10 July 1999
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Format:Paperback
A good inspirational book for those who need inspiration. Well-written and informative but lacks the specific tools and techniques one needs to become more creative.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a practical one 5 April 1999
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Format:Paperback
There are a lot of (good) books about creativity. But if you want to PRACTICE creativity, this is the book. Buy it, read it, and assimilate. You will be rewarded.
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