What do such creative geniuses as Walt Disney, Salvador Dali, Albert Einstein, and other famous minds have in common?
They were once mere mortals, just like you and I!
And if armed with the appropriate tools, you can create and evaluate hundreds more ideas than you currently do, perhaps at the level, quality, stubborn attitude of the creative minds of the world, and crack through the creativity barrier that may be preventing you from performing at genius innovator levels...
Or at least that is what this interview with Michael Michalko of the famous ThinkerToys (available in a new 2nd edition as of 2006) and Cracking Creativity books, and creator of the ThinkPak card deck, should give you some insight into.
The mind is a tricky beast - but tame it, retrain it, and you may be astonished at what you can accomplish! Fantastic, fun interview, Michael simply LIVES in a creative mode and is a wonderful teacher. I was lucky enough to pry him away from some vacation time to do this interview, and I believe the research, stories and anecdotes that he provides will be of true value to you if you are interested in improving your own creative problem solving abilities.
As always, would love to hear your thoughts on this conversation, your experiences and use of any of Michael's books and assembled techniques, and what has or has not worked for you.
Listen! Think! Do! Question the rules and break the habits that are impeding your problem solving, idea generating skills!
Interview conducted by Dan Keldsen, Director of Market Intelligence at AIIM.
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