In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who
comes up with those ideas?
In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking THINKERTOYS, creativity
expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you think like a
genius. From the linear to the intuitive, this comprehensive handbook details ingenious
creative-thinking techniques for approaching problems in unconventional ways. Through fun
and thought-provoking exercises, you'll learn how to create original ideas that will
improve your personal life and your business life. Michalko's techniques show you how to
look at the same information as everyone else and see something different.
With hundreds of hints, tricks, tips, tales, and puzzles, THINKERTOYS will open your
mind to a world of innovative solutions to everyday and not-so-everyday problems.
Michael Michalko is a leading creativity expert who specializes in
leading creative thinking workshops, seminars on fostering creativity, and think tanks.
His clients range from Fortune 500 corporations such as DuPont, Xerox, Kellogg's, General
Electric, Kodak, Microsoft, Exxon, General Motors, Ford, AT&T, WalMart, and Hallmark
to governmental agencies. As an officer in the U.S. Army, Michalko organized a team of
NATO specialists and international academics in Frankfurt, Germany, to research, collect,
and categorize all known inventive thinking methods. After leaving military service, he
was contracted by the CIA to facilitate think tanks and brainstorming sessions. Michalko
currently works with clients worldwide.
Paperback, 394 pages