{"product_id":"the-creative-contrarian-isbn-9781119843269","title":"The Creative Contrarian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTackle your thorniest problems using the Wise Fool’s savvy Strategies! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wise Fool is the archetypal contrarian known for his creativity, irreverence, and humor. He looks at life in unorthodox ways and pushes back against the status quo. Throughout history, powerful decision-makers (Egyptian pharaohs, Chinese emperors, Persian sultans, and European kings) consulted Wise Fools to question the assumptions that kept them mired in stale and obsolete solutions.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Contrarian\u003c\/i\u003e, best-selling author (A Whack on the Side of the Head), speaker, and toy designer (Ball of Whacks) Dr. Roger von Oech provides readers with a fully-illustrated “Wise Fool Guide” to challenge established procedures and engage in creative thinking.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoger shows how to gain the confidence to speak up in “groupthink” situations — and boldly present a different perspective. From laughing at your most beloved ideas to test their validity to adding constraints to problems to reveal new solutions, he offers a framework for creativity that works in business, design, education, and anywhere new ideas are required — and appreciated! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmploying a wealth of stories and examples, \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Contrarian\u003c\/i\u003e presents 20 Wise Fool Strategies:  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSome offer ideas to enhance your creativity (“Reverse Your Perspective,” “Look for Ambiguity,” and “Kiss a Favorite Idea Goodbye”)  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSome provide tips on how to break away from the herd (“Buck the Crowd,” “Flex Your Risk Muscle,” and “Seek Other Right Answers”) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd still others convey prudent warnings in an unpredictable world (“Exercise Humility,” “Imagine Unintended Outcomes,” and “Develop a Thick Skin”) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether, these jewels of insight will help you see things from the Wise Fool’s perspective! As the Wise Fool puts it: “Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it’s the only one you have”; and “Every ‘right’ idea eventually becomes the ‘wrong’ one.” \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Creative Contrarian: 20 “Wise Fool” Strategies to Boost Creativity and Curb Group \u003c\/i\u003ethink is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking fresh solutions to common problems at the office, in the classroom, or at home.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Meet the Wise Fool 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Wise Fool Strategies 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Buck the Crowd 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Flex Your Risk Muscle 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Laugh at It 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Seek Other Right Answers 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Keep Playing with It 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Reverse Your Perspective 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Fool Around with the Constraints 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Build on an Odd Idea 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Look for Ambiguity 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 See the Obvious 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Use Your Forgettery 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Drop What’s Obsolete 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Kiss a Favorite Idea Goodbye 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Revisit a Discarded Idea 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Find What’s out of Whack 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Stop Fooling Yourself 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Exercise Humility 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Imagine the Unintended 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Develop a Thick Skin 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Shed an Illusion 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Use Your Wise Fool Know-How 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Proper Names 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger von Oech \u003c\/b\u003e has spent a lifetime listening to his Wise Fool. He started his company, Creative Think, in 1977, to stimulate innovation in business. His seminars and products have enhanced the creativity of  millions around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis clients have ranged from Apple, IBM, Cartier, Columbia Pictures, Nestlé, and Disney to NASA, Coca-Cola, Sony, Google, Microsoft, and USA Swimming. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the author of four books on creativity, including the classic million- seller \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Whack on the Side of the Head\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (translated into 25 languages). He’s the creator of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreative Whack Pack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e card deck and iOS app. In addition, he is the inventor of a line of magnetic manipulative geometrical toys, the most popular of which is the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBall of Whacks.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is a \u003ci\u003ePhi Beta Kappa\u003c\/i\u003e graduate of Ohio State, and earned his PhD from Stanford University in a self-conceived program in the “History of Ideas.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you don’t ask “why this?” often enough, somebody will ask “why you?”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Creative Contrarian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is for people who like to “think differently,” and also for those looking for ways to hone their creative edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf being innovative is part of your job—engineers, entrepreneurs, managers, programmers, designers, teachers, parents, coaches, artists, and students—then this book is for you! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing a fun and engaging style, \u003cb\u003eRoger von Oech\u003c\/b\u003e presents \u003cb\u003e20 “Wise Fool” Strategies\u003c\/b\u003e to boost yourcreativity and curb groupthink.These include: “Use your forgettery,” “Flex your risk muscle,” “Drop what’s obsolete,” “Laugh at it,” and “Reverse your perspective.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJam-packed with innovation boosters for taking the initiative, this book provides practical tips to help you develop a \u003cb\u003e“how-else-can-I-look-at-this?”\u003c\/b\u003e attitude. Reading it will make you a little less dogmatic, and a lot more playful; less convinced you’ve already got the best answer, and more skeptical of “received truths.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou can’t see the good ideas behind you by looking twice as hard at what’s in front of you.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR Roger von Oech:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Roger von Oech has won a loyal following\u003cbr\u003e around the country.” \u003ci\u003e—BusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Using von Oech’s ideas may beat\u003cbr\u003e consulting the I Ching.” \u003ci\u003e —Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Roger von Oech runs laps around everyone else in the\u003cbr\u003e  creativity consulting business.” \u003ci\u003e—San Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBe a Creative Contrarian:Consult Your Wise Fool!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wise Fool is the archetypal contrarian known for his creativity, irreverence, humor, and candor. This character looks at life in unorthodox ways, and pushes back against the status quo. Throughout history, powerful decision-makers (Egyptian pharaohs, Chinese emperors, European kings) consulted Wise Fools to challenge the assumptions that kept them mired in stale and obsolete solutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e20 Wise Fool Strategies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to provoke your thinking. Some offer ideas to \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eenhance your creativity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Some provide tips on how to \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebreak out of groupthink situations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e And still others convey \u003ci\u003eprudent warnings\u003c\/i\u003e in an unpredictable world. 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