Developing a 21st Century Mind [Mass Market Paperback]

Marsha Sinetar (Author)

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Publication Date: April 22, 1992

With shifting marketplaces, economic upheavals, and a diversified population, people must change to survive in the business world of the 21st century. Corporate psychologist Martha Sinetar, author of the bestseller Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow shows how to access creative thinking to survive the coming power shifts. HC: Villard.

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As we move from the 20th century to the 21st, it is apparent that current problem-solving techniques are no longer effective and cannot be universally applied. According to Sinetar ( Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow , LJ 5/1/87), in the future we must be more creative in our approach to crises. She introduces "positive structuring" techniques, which provide the groundwork for innovative problem-solving methods that encourage people to think, have an unflappable attitude toward chaos, and escape the tyranny of habit. This is a provocative philosophy that has its application in business as well as everyday life. Recommended for large libraries. --Gail Wood, Montgomery Coll. Lib., Germantown, Md.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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With shifting marketplaces, economic upheavals, and a diversified population, people must change to survive in the business world of the 21st century. Corporate psychologist Martha Sinetar, author of the bestseller Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow shows how to access creative thinking to survive the coming power shifts. HC: Villard.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (April 22, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034537648X
• ISBN-13: 978-0345376480
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,018,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars So..., October 3, 1997

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This review is from: Developing a 21st Century Mind (Mass Market Paperback)

Being a creative adaptor, I'm a little sheepish now that I have another label. I had my wife read the first three pages of one chapter and she gave it back and saying, "I have no idea what I just read." The author continues her quest to understand the minds/spirits of 90's culture. I found the book fascinating but limited to an audience that is captured by the notion of watching their life strategy unfolded by a complete stranger. I keep it by the bed and refer to it every now and then. Helps me reinforce the fact that my motives are not those of a workaholic zombie. They are guided by an ingrained curiosity and a stubborn refusal to accept defeat. Cool book.

5.0 out of 5 stars "Developing a 21st Century Mind", October 17, 2010

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This review is from: Developing a 21St-Century Mind (Hardcover)

Marsha Sinetar discusses her creative technique of Positive Structuring-a resourceful way of problem-solving. She covers such topics as intuition, resolving paradoxes, enhancing flexibility, and developing wholeness.

5.0 out of 5 stars Developing A Twenty First Century Mind, May 26, 2009

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This review is from: Developing a 21St-Century Mind (Hardcover)

We live in an ever changing flat rorld. So, adaptation and collaboration are essential. Marsha Sinetar's concept of the "creative adaptive" mind is a wonderful expression of what we need to grow into in order to optimize our own lives and to help others optimize their lives. I put this book in the essential reading category.