Description
Book SynopsisPaul Sloane is an experienced speaker, course leader and facilitator as well as a leading author of lateral thinking puzzles with some 17 books published. He is a recognised authority on innovation and creative speaking and he speaks and gives workshops on these subjects to leading corporations around the world. He has written The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills and The Innovative Leader, also published by Kogan Page.
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Table of Contents
- Chapter - 01: The need for different thinking;
- Chapter - 02: Consider the opposite;
- Chapter - 03: Confront assumptions;
- Chapter - 04: Analyse problems;
- Chapter - 05: Ask questions;
- Chapter - 06: Think in combinations;
- Chapter - 07: Parallel thinking;
- Chapter - 08: Think creatively;
- Chapter - 09: Think laterally;
- Chapter - 10: Think what no one else thinks;
- Chapter - 11: Evaluate ideas;
- Chapter - 12: Make difficult decisions;
- Chapter - 13: Develop your verbal thinking;
- Chapter - 14: Think mathematically;
- Chapter - 15: Get to grips with probability;
- Chapter - 16: Think visually;
- Chapter - 17: Develop your emotional intelligence;
- Chapter - 18: Be a brilliant conversationalist;
- Chapter - 19: Win arguments;
- Chapter - 20: Ponder;
- Chapter - 21: Maximize your memory;
- Chapter - 22: Experiment, fail and learn;
- Chapter - 23: Tell stories;
- Chapter - 24: Think humorously;
- Chapter - 25: Think positively;
- Chapter - 26: Set goals;
- Chapter - 27: Prioritize and focus;
- Chapter - 28: Turn thinking into action;
- Chapter - 29: Common thinking errors;
- Chapter - 30: Boost your brain;
- Chapter - 31: Games for brilliant thinkers;
- Chapter - 32: Summary – a checklist for the brilliant thinker
