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Book SynopsisIn this second edition of CBT Made Simple, two renowned psychologists and experts in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offer the most comprehensive manual available to help professionals learn CBT and deliver it to clients for better treatment outcomes.CBT is an evidence-based treatment for several mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anger problems. This simple, pragmatic guide offers everything you need to know about CBT: what it is, how it works, and how to implement it in session.This fully revised and updated second edition of CBT Made Simple provides a user-friendly, practical approach to learning CBT using up-to-the-minute teaching methods and learning tools—in particular, the “effective adult learning model,” which promotes interactive learning, experiential learning, and self-reflection. Each chapter presents key elements of CBT in clear, accessible language, and includes client dialogues and clinical examples. Practical exercises are incorporated throughout, enabling you to practice and consolidate your learning. In addition, each chapter mimics the structure of an actual CBT session.This new edition also includes the core components of CBT—core beliefs, intermediate beliefs, and behavioral experiments—to make this the most comprehensive CBT manual you’ll find anywhere.If you are a clinician or student interested in learning more about CBT, this book—part of the New Harbinger Made Simple series that includes ACT Made Simple and DBT Made Simple—has everything you need to hit the ground running. Why not make it a part of your professional library?

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Book SynopsisThe Creative Cognitive Therapy Method is a short-term, 10-session, solution-focused therapy combining cognitive-behavioural therapy with art therapy, designed to help people heal from a variety of issues affecting their mental health and overall wellbeing. This program helps people to stay focused, gain new perspectives and enhance their daily coping skills to reduce anxiety, addictive behaviours, depression and anger. The book includes a full overview of the Creative Cognitive Therapy Method and how to apply it, whether as a part of clinical practice or as self-help. Each of the 10 sessions is clearly laid out with quotes to inspire, goals, CBT interventions and their explanations, art therapy interventions, discussion questions, and easy-to-understand homework assignments. The Creative Cognitive Therapy Method provides people with the tools and mindset to individualize their healing and self-discovery to create lasting changes in their lives.

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Book SynopsisThis important collection examines the subject of cognitive economics - an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human problem solving, choice, decision making and change which explains economic transactions and the nature and evolution of organisations and institutions in an environment of structural uncertainty, scarcity and incentives.Cognitive economics is strongly linked with many other disciplines concerning choice, such as cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, and the science of administration. This new approach is contributing to a wide range of economic fields such as consumer theory, economics of the firm, economics of innovation and evolutionary economics.These path-breaking volumes will be an indispensable tool for new research in the field of cognitive economics, and of particular interest to scholars of economics, psychology and philosophy.Trade Review'Economists have learned a great deal through the use of the optimising rationality paradigm (including quite a few things that ain't so). As the realization spreads that its usefulness has been pretty much exhausted, economists find themselves at long last turning to the study of how decisions are actually made. Cognitive economics is coming to the forefront. The two splendid volumes edited by Egidi and Rizzello not only collect the essential classics but also survey the present state of the field. The collection is especially valuable in its stress on the role of institutions in shaping what people learn (and what they retain) from experience. Cognitive economics carries the promise also of revitalising institutional economics.' -- Axel Leijonhufvud, University of Trento, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Massimo Egidi and Salvatore Rizzello PART I FORERUNNERS 1. Alfred Marshall (1867–8), ‘Ye Machine’, in Tizziano Raffaelli (1994), ‘Alfred Marshall’s Early Philosophical Writings’ 2. Carl Menger ([1963] 1985), ‘The Analogy Between Social Phenomena and Natural Organisms: Its Limits, and the Methodological Points of View for Social Research Resulting Therefrom’ 3. T.B. Veblen (1884), ‘Kant’s Critique of Judgment’ PART II SUBJECTIVISM, PERCEPTION, KNOWLEDGE 4. Michael Polanyi ([1958] 1973), ‘Articulation’ 5. Gary T. Dempsey (1996), ‘Hayek’s Terra Incognita of the Mind’ 6. Bruce Caldwell (1994), ‘Hayek’s Scientific Subjectivism’ 7. Barry Smith (1997), ‘The Connectionist Mind: A Study of Hayekian Psychology’ 8. Walter B. Weimer (1982), ‘Hayek’s Approach to the Problems of Complex Phenomena: An Introduction to the Theoretical Psychology of The Sensory Order’ 9. Gerald P. O’Driscoll, Jr. and Mario J. Rizzo (1985), ‘Knowledge and Decisions’ PART III MICROFOUNDATIONS AND DECISION MAKING 10. Herbert A. Simon (1997), ‘Rationality in Decision Making’ 11. Herbert A. Simon (1959), ‘Theories of Decision-Making in Economics and Behavioral Science’ 12. Herbert A. Simon (1972), ‘Theories of Bounded Rationality’ 13. Herbert A. Simon (1976), ‘From Substantive to Procedural Rationality’ 14. Maurice Allais ([1952] 1979), ‘The Foundations of a Positive Theory of Choice Involving Risk and a Criticism of the Postulates and Axioms of the American School’ and Table of Contents to ‘The So-Called Allais Paradox and Rational Decisions under Uncertainty’ 15. Herbert A. Simon and Allen Newell (1958), ‘Heuristic Problem Solving: The Next Advance in Operations Research’ 16. Allen Newell, J.C. Shaw and H.A. Simon (1958), ‘Chess-Playing Programs and the Problem of Complexity’ 17. Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (1979), ‘Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk’ 18. Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1986), ‘Rational Choice and the Framing of Decisions’ 19. Bernard Walliser (1989), ‘Instrumental Rationality and Cognitive Rationality’ 20. Daniel Kahneman ([1994] 2000), ‘New Challenges to the Rationality Assumption’ 21. Herbert A. Simon (2000), ‘Bounded Rationality in Social Science: Today and Tomorrow’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I ORGANIZATIONS AND TEAM DECISION MAKING 1. Kenneth E. Boulding (1956), ‘The Image in the Theory of Organization’ 2. James G. March and Herbert A. Simon (1958), ‘Cognitive Limits on Rationality’ 3. Michael Polanyi ([1958] 1973), ‘Skills’ 4. James G. March (1991), ‘Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning’ 5. James G. March (1991), ‘How Decisions Happen in Organizations’ 6. Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter (1982), ‘Skills’ and ‘Organizational Capabilities and Behavior’ 7. Michael D. Cohen and Paul Bacdayan (1994), ‘Organizational Routines Are Stored as Procedural Memory: Evidence from a Laboratory Study’ 8. Michael D. Cohen, Roger Burkhart, Giovanni Dosi, Massimo Egidi, Luigi Marengo, Massimo Warglien and Sidney Winter (1996), ‘Routines and Other Recurring Action Patterns of Organizations: Contemporary Research Issues’ 9. Massimo Egidi and Alessandro Narduzzo (1997), ‘The Emergence of Path-dependent Behaviors in Cooperative Contexts’ PART II CHANGE AND EVOLUTION 10. Stan Metcalfe (1989), ‘Evolution and Economic Change’ 11. John Foster (1993), ‘Economics and the Self-Organisation Approach: Alfred Marshall Revisited?’ 12. Ulrich Witt (1995), ‘Schumpeter vs. Hayek: Two Approaches to Evolutionary Economics’ 13. Massimo Egidi (1996), ‘“Creative Destruction” in Economic and Political Institutions’ 14. Ulrich Witt (1997), ‘Self-organization and Economics – What is New?’ 15. John Foster (1997), ‘The Analytical Foundations of Evolutionary Economics: From Biological Analogy to Economic Self-organization’ 16. Ulrich Witt (1998), ‘Imagination and Leadership – The Neglected Dimension of an Evolutionary Theory of the Firm’ 17. Salvatore Rizzello (2000), ‘Economic Change, Subjective Perception and Institutional Evolution’ PART III INSTITUTIONS 18. Richard N. Langlois (1986), ‘Rationality, Institutions, and Explanation’ 19. Richard N. Langlois (1985), ‘Knowledge and Rationality in the Austrian School: An Analytical Survey’ 20. Richard N. Langlois (1998), ‘Rule-Following, Expertise and Rationality: A New Behavioral Economics?’ 21. Douglass C. North (1990), ‘Organizations, Learning, and Institutional Change’, ‘Stability and Institutional Change’, ‘The Path of Institutional Change’ and ‘Institutions, Economic Theory, and Economic Performance’ 22. Arthur T. Denzau and Douglass C. North (1994), ‘Shared Mental Models: Ideologies and Institutions’ 23. Salvatore Rizzello and Margherita Turvani (2000), ‘Institutions Meet Mind: The Way out of an Impasse’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative text sheds light on how people work -- why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. The author presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows:* How these patterns originate in people's self-theories* Their consequences for the person -- for achievement, social relationships, and emotional well-being* Their consequences for society, from issues of human potential to stereotyping and intergroup relations* The experiences that create themThis outstanding text is a must-read for researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is appropriate for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas.Trade Review"Based on extensive research with children and young adults, this book examines adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows how these patterns originate in people's self theories; their consequences for one's achievment, social relationships, and emotional well-being; thier consequences for society; and the experiences that create these cognitive-motivational patterns." -- Resources inEducation"What we have here is no ordinary scholarly psychology volume. Ever so rarely, we are offered a psychology book that is so beautifully written, lucidly organized, and elegant in its description of ideas... I see many uses for this wonderful volume. Instead of having to put together a rather large stack of reprints to introduce students to her groundbreaking work, I now can refer them to something far better -- the author's view of how her work has developed over the years." -- Journal of Socialand Clinical Psychology"[This book] describes pathbreaking research in a style that is accessible to many audiences. It calls into question some of the most widely-held beliefs . . . about effective practices for maximizing children's self-confidence and learning." -- Deborah Stipek, UCLA"The book is central to basic issues in social, personality, and developmental psychology. Indeed, it is like a guided tour through the scenic terrain of Carol's fascinating program of research. The writing is lively and engaging and the organization is unusually clear. The examples are well-chosen and intuitively compelling; they are easy to relate to our own lives and to the people that we know." -- Diane N. Ruble, New YorkUniversity"[This book] is simply among the best book in psychology I've read during the past year or two. It's superb. . . I could hardly put [it] down." -- Robert J. Sternberg , Yale University"The book is central to basic issues in social, personality, and developmental psychology. Indeed, it is like a guided tour through the scenic terrain of Carol's fascinating program of research. The writing is lively and engaging and the organization is unusually clear. The examples are well-chosen and intuitively compelling; they are easy to relate to our own lives and to the people that we know." -- Diane N. Ruble, New York University"[T]his is an important book addressing fundamental problems of enduring interest. [W]e think Self-Theories should be read by anyone with a serious interest in children's motivation, academic achievement or social development." -- Human Development"This book does a great deal to undo the damage done by psychology books which have emphasised the importance of intelligence and of fixed stages which pupils and students cannot move out of, or work beyond... The contents of this delightful affirming book should be known to every teacher and every pupil, and most of all to every teacher trainer. -- David Turner, University of Glamorgan." -- Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. What Promotes Adaptive Motivation? Four Beliefs and Four Truths about Ability, Success, Praise, and Confidence. 2. When Failure Undermines and When Failure Motivates: Helpless and Mastery-Oriented Responses. 3. Achievement Goals: Looking Smart vs. Learning. 4. Is Intelligence Fixed or Changeable? Students' Theories About Their Intelligence Foster Their Achievement Goals. 5. Theories of Intelligence Predict (and Create) Differences in Achievement. 6. Theories of Intelligence Create High and Low Effort. 7. Theories and Goals Predict Self-Esteem Loss and Depressive Reactions. 8. Why Confidence and Success Are Not Enough. 9. What Is IQ and Does It Matter? 10. Believing in Fixed Social Traits: Impact on Social Coping. 11. Judging and Labeling Others: Another Effect of Implicit Theories. 12. Belief in the Potential to Change. 13. Holding and Forming Stereotypes. 14. How Does It All Begin? Young Children's Theories about Goodness and Badness. 15. Kinds of Praise and Criticism: The Origins of Vulnerability. 16. Praising Intelligence: More Praise that Backfires. 17. Misconceptions about Self-Esteem and about How to Foster It. 18. Personality, Motivation, Development, and the Self: Theoretical Reflections. 19. Final Thoughts on Controversial Issues.

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Book SynopsisAt first glance, issues like economic inequality, healthcare, climate change, and abortion seem unrelated. However, when thinking and talking about them, people reliably fall into two camps: conservative and liberal. What explains this divide? Why do conservatives and liberals hold the positions they do? And what is the conceptual nature of those who decide elections, commonly called the "political middle"?The answers are profound. They have to do with how our minds and brains work. Political attitudes are the product of what cognitive scientists call Embodied Cognition the grounding of abstract thought in everyday world experience. Clashing beliefs about how to run nations largely arise from conflicting beliefs about family life: conservatives endorse a strict father and liberals a nurturant parent model. So-called middle voters are not in the middle at all. They are morally biconceptual, divided between both models, and as a result highly susceptible to moral political persuasion.In this brief introduction, Lakoff and Wehling reveal how cognitive science research has advanced our understanding of political thought and language, forcing us to revise common folk theories about the rational voter.

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Book SynopsisCognitive therapy (CT), developed by Aaron Beck in the US in the 1960s, is a structured, time-limited, problem-focused and research-based system of psychotherapy which seeks to identify, examine and modify clients? maladaptive thinking found in psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety. The vast literature on CT can appear overwhelming to those interested in practising this therapy. To address this issue, this book serves as an introduction to CT and demonstrates this approach in action. In this book, the reader will find: Key Features of CT theory and practice examined Presentation of a case example from assessment to treatment and termination of therapy Ways to elicit and tackle negative automatic thoughts and underlying beliefs Important points to consider in the design, negotiation and review of homework assignments Typical client and therapist difficulties in therapy addressed Table of ContentsAn Outline of Cognitive Therapy. Assessment and Socialization Into ct. Eliciting and Examining Negative Automatic Thoughts. Homework. Identifying and Examining Underlying Assumptions and Core Beliefs. Tackling Client and therapist Difficulties With CT.

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Book SynopsisThe ways we know, think and believe about a whole variety of key areas - different forms of discourse, psychotherapy as well as religion - have much more in common than is usually perceived. Through a series of fascinating parallels running across different disciplines, Jacobs demonstrates the possible analysis of modes of thinking and belief - from intuitive pre-thinking, through authoritative-driven thinking and belief, and personal and polymathic knowledge, to unknowing, the last concept being one that is shared by Bion, Winnicott and major mystical tradition. Using this theoretical model the book provides a map to how clients and indeed therapists might think and believe, suggesting ways in which they may be supported as they shift through different modes, with all the anxiety that disillusionment brings.Table of ContentsPreface. Author's Note. Chapter 1. Illusions of knowledge and belief. Chapter 2. World-views. Chapter 3. Intuitive pre-thinking and belief. Chapter 4. Authority-driven belief and objective knowledge. Chapter 5. Personal and polymathic thinking and belief. Chapter 6. Un-knowing. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn the newly revised version of The Sourcebook of Magic you will discover afresh the basic 77 NLP patterns for transformational magic. What's new? A change from merely describing the patterns to presenting the key questions that allow you to guide a client. The newly revised version streamlines the patterns so that they are even more succinct and offers some new insights about how the patterns work, that is, the cognitive-behavioural mechanisms that make the neuro-linguistic and neuro-semantic approach so powerful. The Sourcebook of Magic arose in 1997 from a desire to collect in one place the basic or core NLP Patterns. Today it remains an excellent resource for coaches, therapists, psychologists, trainers, and managers. The book uniquely sorts and separates the patterns in key categories, those that deal with Self, Emotions, Languaging, Thinking Patterns, Meaning, and Strategies. This Sourcebook of Magic also provides guidelines for knowing what to do when and why. An excellent gift for those interested in the cognitive-behavioural model called NLP.

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Book SynopsisThis latest addition to the PCCS Books Primers in Counselling series offers a concise introduction to rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT). Devised by Albert Ellis in 1955, and subsequently further developed and refined, REBT is based on the principle that ‘People are not disturbed by the adversities that they face. Rather, they disturb themselves about these adversities by the rigid and extreme attitudes that they hold towards them.’ REBT therapists seek to help their clients identify, examine and change the rigid and extreme attitudes that underpin their emotional problems, and to develop alternative flexible and non-extreme alternative attitudes. As therapy proceeds, the therapist will help the client to take increasing responsibility for using these methods, with the ultimate aim that they become their own therapist. The book takes the reader step by step through these processes, culminating in a detailed transcription of a single session of REBT. It ends with an outline of research on the effectiveness of REBT. It also includes helpful forms for use with clients and links to further resources.Trade Review'As a world-renowned expert in rational emotive behaviour therapy, Professor Windy Dryden continues to be an influential contributor to the field with his latest book. Whether the reader is new to REBT or a seasoned practitioner, the clear and relevant explanations and strategies provided for each phase of therapy will be beneficial. Especially helpful are the recommendations to overcome common obstacles encountered in the therapeutic process, which are often overlooked in counselling and therapy books. Reading a book on the course of therapy is often the first step in learning the nuts and bolts. However, Windy Dryden’s meticulous demonstration of how the nuts and bolts play out in therapy affords the reader the opportunity to consolidate that learning. The transcript of the single counselling session is an invaluable addition to this significant resource for practitioners pursuing greater understanding and enhancement of their skills. Once again, Windy Dryden does not disappoint with this gem. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to gain in-depth knowledge of the principles and practice of REBT.' – Kristene A. Doyle, Director, Albert Ellis Institute, New York. 'Here is another gem showcasing Professor Dryden’s wit, erudition and skills as a teacher and a clinician. In this compelling masterpiece, Professor Dryden draws on years of experience to bring to the readers a meticulous presentation of both theory and practice of REBT. Using examples based on his work with clients, he comprehensively covers various nuances of classic REBT and adds to it his unique contributions that enhance its efficiency and effectiveness as a therapeutic model. The chapter dedicated to a transcript of his single session of REBT with a client, with his commentary, especially makes it a mandatory reading for all students and practitioners of REBT.' – Swati Khanolkar, clinical psychologist, associate fellow and supervisor, Albert Ellis Institute, India.Table of ContentsSeries introduction, Introduction, 1: The origins of REBT and its place in the therapeutic realm, 2: Two basic ideas, 3: REBT’s view of emotional disturbance and health: the situational ABC framework, 4: The working alliance in REBT: A framework for practice, 5: Beginning REBT, 6: Developing and maintaining a problem focus, 7: Developing and maintaining a goal focus, 8: Developing and maintaining a solution focus I: Promoting intellectual insight, 9: Developing and maintaining a solution focus II: Promoting emotional insight, 10: Promoting maintenance and generalisation, 11: Dealing with obstacles to change, 12: Client study: A transcript of single-session REBT, 13: Research into REBT, Appendix 1: Resources for learning, Appendix 2: Eight unhealthy and healthy emotions, Appendix 3: The Dryden REBT form, Appendix 4: The wise rabbi story, Glossary, References, Index

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Book SynopsisNoom’s first-ever (and only!) official book!When it comes to setting and achieving your goals, how you think influences what you do. Whether developing a sustainable relationship with food, jump-starting a new fitness routine to shoot for a certain number on the scale, or tackling a health issue, mindset is key to meeting your goals—but it can also often be the most neglected element in any attempt to change behavior. While you might know what you want to do, the key to success is understanding why you want to do it, and how you make a plan that works for you in the long term. The Noom Mindset, created by the leading digital health company that has helped millions achieve their weight and health goals, deconstructs habits around the core drivers of body weight: what we eat and how much we move. You’ll discover how your habits around eating and weight management are impacted by your own self-confidence, stress, habits, lifestyle choices, and the rollercoaster of motivation (yes, it’s supposed to go up and down). Best of all, you’ll learn skills that can be applied to any behavior you want to change, habit you want to break, or life you want to create. This book is an instruction manual for achieving sustainable lifestyle changes plus many other health-related outcomes, including weight loss. With The Noom Mindset, you’ll learn how to: -Cultivate a growth mindset -Master the forging or deconstructing of behavior chains -Overcome thought distortions -Generate meaningful internal motivation for staying focused on your goals -Create changes that stick Based on more than a decade of research and experimentation, Noom has helped millions of users succeed by employing the mindset tactics that this book teaches. Written with an emphasis on self-awareness, goal-setting, and self-experimentation, The Noom Mindset provides powerful tools to help you reach your goals, your way.

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Book SynopsisCraftsmanship provides an insight into an inherently human dimension of work resulting from our immersion in an occupation or profession. The present book illustrates and defines the vital, social, aesthetic, and ethical dimensions involved in craftsmanship, which rejects a dissociation between handwork and wit, or between action and thought. This also contrasts with the neglect contemporary psychology has shown toward craftsmanship and its reduction to mere ‘human factors.’ Drawing on artistry as an emblem, the present account conveys that skilful action can only be renewed in a cycle involving both the personal and the transgenerational. There is little doubt in psychological and anthropological literature that the current global crises cannot be separated from social predicaments; namely, from the commodification of craftsmanship. In this book, the development of skilful action attests to a fundamental involvement required to sustainably perpetuate human endeavours. The role of expressivity in reappropriating technical activity is key in showing the continuous revaluation of our ethics and aesthetics of work, practice, and creation. The overall arc of the volume shows a movement from responsivity to responsibility. In short, if we are to reformulate our relationship to work and craft, we need to see through our responsibility in technique. The particularities of craftsmanship described here aim to contribute to such reformulation.Table of Contents1 The vitality of skill1.1 Skill as sprezzatura 1.2 When did skilfull action lose its way in psychology? 1.3 Skill and expressivity 1.4 A note on the developmental character of skill 1.5 The path to follow References 2 Physiognomy in motion 2.1 Form, repetition and variation 2.2 Motifs as promoters of cohesion in variation 2.3 The physiognomic character of perception 2.4 The intermodal organization of perception 2.5 The chiasma between affect and form-giving 2.6 From kinetics to kineasthetics References 3 Expressivity and skill motifs 3.1 Expressivity 3.2 Stylistics 3.3 Reprises in skill 3.4 Apprenticeship motifs References 4 Technical rhythms and harmonies 4.1 Eurhythmy in technique 4.2 Reprises in the study of techniques 4.3 The expressivity of musical instruments and luthiery 4.4 Eurythmic reticulates 4.5 The limits of expressivity and the lifecycle of techniques References 5 Sprezzatura. Craftsmanship at work 5.1 Sprezzatura 5.2 Mistakes, play and leisure 5.3 The craftsperson and the community 5.4 Workmanship in light of craftmanship 5.5 Back to psychological issues References

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Book SynopsisBy enhancing your ability to identify connections, you can enhance your creativity. This exercise book strengthens your ability to recognise connections. The exercises are based on the theory of the book The Secret of the Highly Creative Thinker, as well as observations in neuroscience, and seventy years of creativity studies. This exercise book is based on a dynamic balance of theory, technique, and exercises, it's a practical hands-on workbook. It’s the perfect outlet to get your hands dirty and dive into exercises that strengthen one’s ability to see and make connections. This book is for those seeking to enhance their creativity. It can be used to: - Develop one’s creative capacity - Train underlying mechanisms in creative thinking - Enrich educational purposes - Increase idea production Creative Thinker’s Exercise Book is for everyone that’s eager to indulge in exercises to enhance their innate creativity by identifying connections.

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Book SynopsisCreativity research shows that dividing thinking into divergent and convergent forms improves and increases idea production; this leads to unexpected thoughts and original solutions. Divergent thinking is used to generate ideas; convergent thinking helps in selecting the best ideas. The concept of divergent and convergent thinking is so integral to the creative process and innovative thinking that it is known as ‘the heartbeat of creativity’. It is the underlying rhythm of creative thinking. This book is an introduction to divergent and convergent thinking and includes guidelines to enhance innovative thinking, as well as hands-on exercises to strengthen creativity. The concept of the book is supported by its triangular shape, illustrating divergent and convergent thinking: the top half of the book communicates divergent thinking, while the bottom half communicates convergent thinking. This principle remains the same throughout the book.

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Book SynopsisAs with the Little Creative Thinker’s Exercise Book, this wonderfully simple children’s game is built on the tried and tested theory that by enhancing your ability to see connections, you can enhance your creativity. Based on the same basic rules as dominoes – it’s all about matching the bricks you’re dealt with the bricks on the table. The winner is the one who is quickest to place all of their bricks. The difference is, this version is not played with numbers, it’s purely visual. The bricks can be matched in a number of fun ways but always with a connection. It could be a pattern, a shape or a concept that connects the two dominoes. Although you might think you’re just having fun with your kids, you’re actually teaching yourselves to be better at thinking creatively by strengthening the underlying mechanism of creativity itself. So, go for it, play yourselves more creative!

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