Lehrer, Jonah.
Summary: "New York Times"-bestselling author Lehrer ("How We Decide") introduces readers to musicians, graphic artists, poets, and bartenders to show how they can use science to be more imaginative and make their cities, their companies, and their culture more creative.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012
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Summary: This book(let) provides an introduction to the concepts of mind maps, a tool which can take your research skills to new levels you never imagined were possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.1 AronsGrazer, Brian
Summary: "From Academy Award-nominated producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed business journalist Charles Fishman comes a brilliantly entertaining peek into the weekly "curiosity conversations" that have inspired Grazer to create some of America's favorite and iconic movies and television shows--from 24 to A Beautiful Mind. For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly "curiosity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153.8 GRAJakes, T. D.
Summary: "For most of our lives, we are encouraged to trudge along the well-worn paths of those who have come before us. We learn the rules-- in our families, in our schools, in our workplaces, in our churches-- and most of the messages we receive tell us that following the rules will allow us to arrive at the lives we desire. But when change becomes not only desirable but also urgently necessary, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 JAKHerman, Amy
Summary: "An art historian and lawyer who uses works of art to teach us how to hone our perceptions and visual intelligence, presents a paradigm-shattering twist on problem solving that helps us find solutions to the problems we face every day. As technology has become essential to our daily lives, our reliance on the internet and our electronic devices has exploded, short-circuiting our brains and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harperwave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.4 HERNicolelis, Miguel A. L.
Summary: "A radically new cosmological view from a groundbreaking neuroscientist placing the human brain at the center of humanity's universe. Renowned neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis introduces readers to a revolutionary new theory of how the human brain evolved to become an organic computer without rival in the known universe. Nicolelis undertakes the first attempt to explain the entirety of human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8233 NICGrant, Adam M.
Summary: ""Reading Originals made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers thrilled me with his insights and his wonderfully new take on the world." --Malcolm Gladwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outliers and The Tipping Point "Originals is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 GRAMichalko, Michael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.35 MICOgle, Richard.
Contents: Outing the mind -- Spaces to think with : reason, imagination, and the discovery of DNA -- Genius, imagination, and the nature of mind -- The fools on the hill : tipping points and the microcomputer revolution -- Darwinian networks, or why the fit get fitter -- The mathematical ecology of creativity -- Sex and the single doll : Barbie, Ruth Handler, and the navigation problem -- Think different...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business School Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.3 OGLGordon, Barry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153.1 GordoCsikszentmihalyi, Mihaly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.35 CSIRobinson, Ken
Summary: Argues for an end to the outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and enable them to face the challenges of the twenty-first century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370 ROBEdwards, Betty
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 EDWCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Art Draw EdwardsGodin, Seth.
Summary: The bestselling author of "Tribes" and "The Dip" returns with his most powerful book yet in which he explores why some people make a difference in their fields--and others don't.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business GodinKashdan, Todd B.
Summary: "A research-based toolbox for anyone who wants to create a world with more justice, creativity, and innovation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.3 KASMadhavan, Guruprasad.
Summary: Explores the unique visions and mental tools of engineers, revealing the influence they wield in transforming problems into opportunities and how the concepts of prototyping, reliability, standards, optimization, and feedback are put to use in diverse fields.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620 MADMaxwell, John C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 MAXSawyer, R. Keith (Robert Keith)
Summary: "Keith Sawyer, a psychologist at Washington University, tears down some of the most popular myths about creativity and erects new principles in their place. He reveals that creativity is always collaborative - even when you're alone. Sawyer's book is filled with compelling stories about the inventions that changed our world: the ATM, the mountain bike, and open source operating systems, among...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4036 SAWBrabandere, Luc de.
Summary: Outlines a new model of practical creativity that challenges business professionals to evaluate customers, goals, and companies in engaging alternative ways, explaining how to develop strategies for effective and adaptive business environments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 BRALeClaire, Anne D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 LECPink, Daniel H.
Summary: Drawing on redearch from around the advanced world, Daniel Pink outlines the 6 fundamentally human abilities that are essential for prefessional success and personal fullfillment-and reveals how to master them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business PinkGelb, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 GELSomers, Suzanne
Summary: Explains how to take charge of the aging process, introducing a medically proven approach designed to restore vigor, sexual desire, and creative thinking, while enhancing the body's natural defenses against age-related ailments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2006