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Zing!: Five Steps and 101 Tips for Creativity On Command

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. In the tradition of classics like "Whack on the Side of the Head," "Zing!" is not only a fun, easy and interesting read, but if you're in a creative field and dependent on keeping the idea-generating fires stoked, it's just the "break-glass-in-case-of-mind-block" tool you need. Harrison's writing style is smart, savvy and brassy and his tips - appearing in a melange of typefaces and graphic treatments (driving home yet again the creative underpinnings of the book) - are the mental equivalent of standing on your head or putting on chartreuse-colored glasses. You WILL see your stale challenge in a whole different light.

Good book for quick-hitter material. I recommend reading this along with Harrison's other book, IdeaSpotting.

Like a fitness trainer to a lethargic person - ZING pumps up your creative ideation. Easy to read and inspirational on every page. I love the book and found that I have referred to ZING many times.
Jack McManus

GREAT CREATIVE BOOK

I have over 400 in my collection from over 30 years of reading and writing or co-writing similar books.

This is a definite read.

Looks of thought provoking ideas

There's been a wealth of publications made available that suggest they'll teach you to be more creative. Aha! Zing! a 'Whack', Thunderbolt Thinking....they all have that sudden jolt feel designed to capture the creative moment.

I was disappointed in some ways by this book: I couldn't but help and think of De Bono and his TO LO PO SO GO....a five-step process that encapsulates much of what has been said recently about getting there - whether that be creative thinking or implementing corporate strategy. Understand the TOwards point, LOok around, POssibilities...etc. It's a solid framework but hardly something must of us don't understand intuitively anyway.

While that lack of freshness might be an issue, there's no doubt that the book does offer value if you're coming at this without much in the way of previous training in creativity: suggestions to 'abosrob lots of information', 'see things in new ways', etc are all pretty much the de rigeur recommendations of creativity authors. And, at something like one of those ideas per page, the book can feel a little 'light'.

Still, it's worth reading if you want a solid framework and something that you can dip into as a point of breaking thinking patterns that aren't working. But I was disappointed when I received the book and felt that I'd not received as much as I'd hoped for from this particular book.

I was so excited to get this book and now that the anticipation is over, I am diving right in. Already I am 24 pages into it and my ideas are flowing off the pages!! This is great for those of you who look for ideas in the same places (which I am guilty of). I have always been really observant of my surroundings and now I have a guide on what to do with those. I highly recommend this to anyone and everyone who struggles to find that spark to get the job done.

I really enjoyed this book. A whole lot. This is a great book that will help spark creativity when you need a little push. Harrison provides us with five steps, and 101 tips as to how to be more creativity, and while the ideas are quite simple, they are really helpful. It is a very easy read, a book that you can finish in a couple of hours. Well worth it. This book is one that you should keep close to your desk, or your nightstand. When you need a bit of a creative spark, pick this book up and read a few pages. You'll definitely get the creative push that you need. You should definitely purchase this book, and it is cheap!

Need a new perspective? New ways of thinking? This is the book for you.

Susan Bock
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Nothing earth shattering here, but a great inspirational guide to have on hand. When you work at an agency, sometimes you forgot to use some of these tools to guide your troops. Great for roadblocks and getting a brainstorm going, I especially love the format, you can literally open this book to any page, read that page, and it could inspire an idea.

As a designer, I really could have used Zing! last week! It has opened my eyes to new, practical, creative possibilities. I will use this book everyday. Thanks to the author for new vision and inspiration.