Sticky Wisdom: How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work [Paperback]

Dave Allan (Author), Matt Kingdon (Author), Kris Murrin (Author), Daz Rudkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2002

We all know how important creativity is at work. New ideas, fresh solutions, and innovative approaches are always talked about, but rarely ever practiced.
?Whatif!, Second Edition gives you the power, insight, and courage to capture the essence of creativity at work. This one-of-a-kind book breaks creativity into six practical behaviors and shows you how all of us--not just the wacky genuis--is packed with creative potential.

This fully updated and expanded edition explores areas that the first edition did not, filled with new insights, stories, and cases it will help you find or recapture your creativity with proven exercises that will help unlock the creative potential in anyone.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...I found the book easy to read and understand, full of common sense and curiously compelling..." (City to Cities, August/September 2002)

"...it's one of those rare books that could make a radical difference to the way you work and see the world, whilst being a genuine source of pleasure to read..." (Research Magazine, September 2002)

From the Inside Flap

What if you could spot what's killing creativity in your organization right now?

What if you could stop yourself squashing ideas and start growing them instead?

What if you could help everyone at work to be creative?

What if you stopped talking about how important creativity is and started to take practical steps to make it happen.

But most of all....

What if there was a step-by-step guide that showed you exactly how to do it?

Instinctively we all know that creativity at work is important, but for many of us it feels either difficult or intimidating.

Sticky Wisdom delivers powerful insights that take creativity out of the hands of 'creative people' and puts it back where it belongs, with all of us. It breaks creativity out into six practical behaviours and shows how every one of us - not just the wacky geniuses - is packed with creative potential. We can start a creative revolution by adopting six behaviours:
Freshness
Greenhousing
Realness
Momentum
Signalling
Courage

These are the behaviours you can identify in highly creative and high-performing teams. These are the behaviours that you can start applying today to revolutionize your life.

Suddenly creativity isn't such a mystery. Sticky Wisdom makes it easy to talk about, easy to practise and easy to remember. Above all, it makes it easy to get on and do!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Capstone; 2 edition (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841120219
• ISBN-13: 978-1841120218
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, March 4, 2007

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Darya Medvedyeva - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sticky Wisdom: How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work (Paperback)

I borrowed this book from my friend a while ago and read it with a great pleasure. This book provides some interesting insights on how to be creative and positive person. I liked it a lot.

Darya, San Jose, CA

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Stuck!, December 31, 2010

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Ann Wylie (Amarillo, Texas, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sticky Wisdom: How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book and found it truly fascinating. The information conveyed was indeed very "sticky", and it certainly stuck to me. Great resource and very imaginative.