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And in this book, Paul Sloane shows you how to achieve your innovation goals through lateral thinking skills and exercises. Practical, readable and critical for leaders of every type of organisation. (Whatify magazine )
Bill Penn, CEO, Sparx Group
"Sloane delivers rocket fuel for the business brain."
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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At times when management literature abides with dos and donts based on conventional wisdom, here is a powerful defender of the values of unconventional wisdom. Paul Sloane makes a strong case for innovation and lateral thinking in business, where doing new, different things in new, different ways is more important than doing the same things more efficiently. The book is rich with examples from the real world where creative thinking and action have led to astonishing successes (even after numerous failed attempts)and examples where conservatism and conventional thinking have led to obsolescence or catastrophe. The author argues that creative skills can and should be developed at the individual level, the team level and the company level and the book abounds with tips and techniques to help people and organizations expand their potential for innovation. Lateral thinking puzzles placed at the end of each chapter, help reinforce the fact that we all think "in boxes" with assumptions and preconceptions that do not always correspond to reality. An excellent book.
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Very readable, down-to-earth, highly practical and yet also totally inspiring, this book does much more than simply tell you that innovation in business is important - it actually shows you what that means in practice and HOW to make it happen. Through games, exercises, puzzles and challenges, it helps to release your own creative ability and to show in very realistic and achievable ways how you can extend that to your whole team. I am normally sceptical of management books, and find most of them unbearably smug. This one isn't at all: more than anything it feels REAL, and very energising. I never used to think of myself as a particularly creative person, but I have approached my work with a completely different attitude since reading this excellent book, and recommend it whole-heartedly to anyone who wants to release extra "buzz" in themselves or their team.
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The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills is an excellent read. Paul Sloane communicates the message that not only is lateral thinking a skill, but also that it is teachable. The book is structured in a way that provides great information, but which also acts as a practical enabler to get people to think differently and even to implement the key principles by conducting their own lateral thinking course. The highlights for me are the real-world examples of how lateral thinking has played a role in some of the most successful innovations of the last century, such as the creation of the modern supermarket.
If you want to solve problems, be creative and come up with genuinely innovative ideas, this is a great starting point. This isn't just a book you need to read; it's a book you need to implement.
If you want to solve problems, be creative and come up with genuinely innovative ideas, this is a great starting point. This isn't just a book you need to read; it's a book you need to implement.
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reasonable book to read
generally it is a good book to read. Its main focus is the leadership, CEO and managers. the brainstorming questions at the end of each chapter are funny and and creative. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2010 by J. Saleh
Lateral leverage
An excellent book which all executives, senior managers, and career professionals with aspirations should read. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2009 by G. Spinks
Read it and use these skills!
Very interesting!
This book will give you many neat tricks that you can use to stimulate your creativity. Our minds are essentially associative machines. Read more
This book will give you many neat tricks that you can use to stimulate your creativity. Our minds are essentially associative machines. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2009 by Martin Schröder
An excellent tool kit for introducing Lateral Thinking to the...
This book is many things in one simple digestible volume. The books primary focus is the steps and environment required to introduce and encourage lateral thinking in the... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2007 by O. Luke
Breaking out of the thinking straitjacket
In Chapter 11, Paul Sloane remarks that 'many of the rules that apply in businesses were set in earlier times and have endured by force of habit'. Read more
Published on 10 April 2007 by Roger E. Woodham
Intelligent, practical and readable
This is a delightfully fresh approach to a very well-worn subject: how to enable innovation and creativity in business. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2007 by R. D. Jeynes
Insightful!
Obviously, innovation, creativity and new ideas are important in business. Author Paul Sloane offers a number of techniques and practices to encourage the generation and... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2004 by Rolf Dobelli
At last, some unconventional wisdom!
At times when management literature abides with dos and donts based on conventional wisdom, here is a powerful defender of the values of unconventional wisdom. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2004 by A. Michaelides
Truly inspiring, a must for all business leaders
Paul Sloane’s ‘no nonsense’ approach to change is a breath of fresh air. It’s all too easy to concentrate on keeping a business quietly ticking over when... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2003
Intelligent, practical and readable
This is a delightfully fresh approach to a very well-worn subject: how to enable innovation and creativity in business. Read more
Published on 30 July 2003 by R. D. Jeynes
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