- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Prima Publishing,U.S.; New ed of 2 Revised ed of edition (Sep 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0761506489
- ISBN-13: 978-0761506485
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,894,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Anatomy of Successful Problem Solving
How do great leaders solve problems differently from the rest of us? In Breakthrough Thinking you will learn the seven steps consistently used by those who solve problems most creatively. By taking an analytical approach, Nadler and Hibino discovered that there is a specific method used to successfully make decisions that is both teachable and duplicable. This program is now presented to you in this volume.
"Finally, we have a beautifully lucid book which tells you how to get from here to there—how to get to 'excellence.'"
—Warren Bennis, co-author of Leaders
"I've used Breakthrough Thinking now for a few years and have found it transformative. It really is a different paradigm of thinking that leads to powerful changes in the way I look at problems and how I practice organizational change."
—William Chandon, Organizational Competency Building, Corporate Knowledge Program, Computer Sciences Corporation
"I have had a 'breakthrough experience' after reading Breakthrough Thinking. I want to thank both Professor Nadler and Professor Hibino for the thought-provoking ideas presented in the book."
—Dick Keller, president, Kellerco
How do great leaders solve problems differently from the rest of us? In Breakthrough Thinking you will learn the seven steps consistently used by those who solve problems most creatively. By taking an analytical approach, Nadler and Hibino discovered that there is a specific method used to successfully make decisions that is both teachable and duplicable. This program is now presented to you in this volume.
"Finally, we have a beautifully lucid book which tells you how to get from here to there—how to get to 'excellence.'"
—Warren Bennis, co-author of Leaders
"I've used Breakthrough Thinking now for a few years and have found it transformative. It really is a different paradigm of thinking that leads to powerful changes in the way I look at problems and how I practice organizational change."
—William Chandon, Organizational Competency Building, Corporate Knowledge Program, Computer Sciences Corporation
"I have had a 'breakthrough experience' after reading Breakthrough Thinking. I want to thank both Professor Nadler and Professor Hibino for the thought-provoking ideas presented in the book."
—Dick Keller, president, Kellerco
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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It's Not All There Is, 19 Dec 2000
By Edward S. Ruete "Ned Ruete" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Breakthrough Thinking: The Seven Principles of Creative Problem Solving (Paperback)
In this book, Nadler and Hibino provide a very useful adjunct to problem solving and group problem solving literature. But it's not as all-inclusive as they would like us to believe. Their breakthrough thinking process, when used with groups, is very much akin to the action research process, where a group of actors in a situation agree to work together to understand the problem, devise solutions, implement them together, evaluate whether they're working, and if not try something else. _Breakthrough Thinking_ provides a rich level of detail on some of the techniques of action research, including who should be the actors, how to find the solution you're going to try, and how to hang on to the ones you don't try in case you need them later. But there is a lot more to action research than breakthrough thinking, and the authors, in typical American enthusiasm for having found The Answer (an attitude they decry as being anti-breakthrough) propose Breakthrough Thinking as the be-all and end-all of group decision making. The book would be better if they would also provide some pointers to or glimmers of other issues in action research or group dynamics. The book is also ponderously written, with way too many examples and case studies and saying the same thing over and over in different ways. A book about half this size would be much better.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Nothing new!, 29 Nov 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Breakthrough Thinking: The Seven Principles of Creative Problem Solving (Paperback)
This book is incredibly tedious to read. I don't agree with previous reviewers that its worth the slog. There was nothing new or innovative in the concepts extolled in the book - this is just another methodology to get you from A to B (or maybe A to C if you adopt the Solution After Next principle). Like all methodologies, you can very quickly lose sight of where you're going because there's so much involved in working your way through the 7 principles. Also, didn't anyone else find the idea of the System Matrix overkill? I mean you could spend months working on a System Matrix before you got to move onto the next stage - an onerous task in the extreme. If you want to read this book, go ahead - it won't do you any harm. You may feel as excited about it as previous reviewers here. I guess all I'm saying is that its not for everybody.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A Book Every Problem Solver and Decision Maker Should Read, 9 May 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Breakthrough Thinking: The Seven Principles of Creative Problem Solving (Paperback)
Stephen Covey observed the main problem we face often is not the problem itself but how we see it. Breakthrough Thinking, like Why Didn't I Think of That? - Think the Unthinkable, changes the way you approach problems by challenging your old perspectives and giving you new tools for obtaining deeper, clearer insights into problems and decisions at hand. This ia a book to place on the shelf where you keep your most prized works, the ones you reread over and over again.
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