{"product_id":"the-innovative-team-9781118115718","title":"The Innovative Team","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew tools for tapping the creativity of teams and achieving breakthrough results\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Innovative Team\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging business fable that reveals the impact our underlying work style preferences have on our teams and their results. The authors present a breakthrough thinking process for developing successful teams. They introduce a uniquely effective set of tools built on FourSight, a measure of problem-solving preferences field-tested by top consultants, which can help anyone from professionals to novices solve problems and achieve performance breakthroughs. FourSight enables teams to understand their patterns of thinking and manage themselves more deliberately toward accomplishing a goal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten as a business fable that recounts the story of a team''s journey from dysfunctional to high functioning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines a new and effective set of tools for enhanced team performance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails the four stages of a dynamic breakthrough thinking process\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix  \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 The Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 We Have a Problem 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 JustWhat Kind of Duck AreWe Dealing with Here? 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Sum of the Parts 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Need and theWay Out 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Thinking About Thinking 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Mapping a Minefield 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The Power of a Good Question 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 FromWild toWorkable 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Combining the Unlikely 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Be CarefulWhat YouWish For 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Preserving the Novelty 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Priming the Pump 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 The Pieces Come Together 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 What’s the POINt? 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Assisting Acceptance 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Sealing the Deal 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue Where Are They Now? 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Exploring the Four Creative Thinking Styles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Applying the Framework 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Clarifying the Situation 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Generating Ideas 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Developing Solutions 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Implementing Plans 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 The Combination of Preferences Within People 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Creating Conditions for Success 237\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406831984983,"sku":"9781118115718","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118115718.jpg?v=1730497268","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-innovative-team-9781118115718","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}