- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 3rd edition (1 Dec 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446674559
- ISBN-13: 978-0446674553
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1.6 x 23.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 969,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Business brilliance!' (USA Today )
'This new WHACK is even more potent.' (Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain )
'What a technique!' (ABC's 20/20 )
'Using this product may beat consulting the I Ching.' (Fortune )
'Roger von Oech has won a loyal following around the country.' (BusinessWeek )
'Very refreshing...a book about how to get through life!' (Richard Bolles, Author of What Color Is Your Parachute )
'Roger von Oech runs alps around everyone else in the creativity consulting business.' (San Francisco Examiner )
'A wonderfully entertaining book that will enhance your creative ability. It will make a difference in your life!' (James Adams, author of Conceptual Blockbusting ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
'This new WHACK is even more potent.' (Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain )
'What a technique!' (ABC's 20/20 )
'Using this product may beat consulting the I Ching.' (Fortune )
'Roger von Oech has won a loyal following around the country.' (BusinessWeek )
'Very refreshing...a book about how to get through life!' (Richard Bolles, Author of What Color Is Your Parachute )
'Roger von Oech runs alps around everyone else in the creativity consulting business.' (San Francisco Examiner )
'A wonderfully entertaining book that will enhance your creative ability. It will make a difference in your life!' (James Adams, author of Conceptual Blockbusting ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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The 25th Anniversary Edition of the bestselling creativity classic - updated for the 21st century
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoyed this book as a read and, having never read its kind before, took away a few valuable lessons. However it was fairly clear that the writer, despite holding a PhD, didn't approach his project very professionally. The book kicks off very engagingly but really peters out by the end. There are seven main chapters and they seem to get shorter and less well written as the book goes on. The truly rubbish 'exam' at the end has clearly never been proofed, with the same stupid copy-and-paste error appearing at least six times. Without the illustrations and the large type, this book is probably only about 50 pages long. For a creativity trainer, Von Oech surprisingly quickly runs out of steam when it comes to conveying his ideas. Ultimately, apart from some fairly dull-sounding corporate workshops, there is little indication that his ideas do much to make him more creative. So it's questionable that they will do much for anyone else.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Roger von Oech deeply understands that the creative juices flow best when people are relaxed and having fun. He does this by creating a common sense book that has easy to read, and powerful exercise to help tap into the creative nature that we all have.
The book is a key element in critical thinking. It focuses on developing the left brain, right brain crossover. I found the book refreshing, fascinating and insightful.
The title says it all. The format is user friendly, the exercises are engaging and the cartoons are hilarious. The book firmly pushes anyone who reads the book out of his or her box to become a better critical thinker!
The topics are fascinating. They include: Opening mental locks, Learning how to think, Making the strange familiar, Challenging the rules, Play is frivolous, The fools and the rules and many more.
This is a great book for anyone who is ready to open doors to their mind and become more creative. It lubricates the door hinges that may have become a little rusty over time!
The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide To: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
The book is a key element in critical thinking. It focuses on developing the left brain, right brain crossover. I found the book refreshing, fascinating and insightful.
The title says it all. The format is user friendly, the exercises are engaging and the cartoons are hilarious. The book firmly pushes anyone who reads the book out of his or her box to become a better critical thinker!
The topics are fascinating. They include: Opening mental locks, Learning how to think, Making the strange familiar, Challenging the rules, Play is frivolous, The fools and the rules and many more.
This is a great book for anyone who is ready to open doors to their mind and become more creative. It lubricates the door hinges that may have become a little rusty over time!
The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide To: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
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I am starting a business and wanted to think through some issues. This book helped me realise there are other ways of looking at situations. I think this is the kind of book I'll dip into every few months just to remind me how to think a bit more creatively and not to follow set thinking patterns. Would recomend to anyone who feels stuck in their thinking.
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