Get ready to get inspired In short and engaging entries, this deceptively simple volume presents examples of creative thinkers from the worlds of writing, music, architecture, painting, technology, and more, shedding light on their process, and showing how each of us can learn from them to improve our lives and our work. Subjects range from the grueling practice schedule of the Beatles and the relentless revisions of Tolkien, Sondheim, and Picasso to the surprisingly slapdash creation of The Simpsons. You’ll learn about the most successful class in history (in which every student won a Nobel Prize), how frozen peas were invented, why J.K. Rowling likes to write in cafes, and how 95 percent of Apocalypse Now ended up on the cutting-room floor. Takeaways include: - Doubt everything all the time. - Plan to have more accidents. - Be mature enough to be childish. - Contradict yourself more often. - Be practically useless. - If it ain’t broke, break it. - Surprise yourself. - Look forward to disappointment. - Be as incompetent as possible.

The Art of Creative Thinking: 89 Ways to See Things Differently

Self-Help

Judkins, Rod

Creativity

TarcherPerigee

The Art of Creative Thinking

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Sceptre

FUTURE-PROOFING FOR THINKERS.'What skills and abilities will a student need to prosper in five, ten, or fifteen years' time?' In a world of change, where skills become out of date quickly, it is ideas that last.We all need to be prepared for a world that is fluid, global and interdisciplinary. Distinctions between specialties will blur and overlap. Change is happening at electrifying speed. In this vortex there are no maps. Featuring 100 interactive chapters to inspire groundbreaking new ideas, this is perfect for fans of Keri Smith's Wreck this Journal, Paul Arden's It's Not How Good You Are and Rolf Dobelli's global bestseller The Art of Thinking Clearly.

Ideas Are Your Only Currency

Business Culture

FUTURE-PROOFING FOR THINKERS.
'What skills and abilities will a student need to prosper in five, ten, or fifteen years' time?' 
In a world of change, where skills become out of date quickly, it is ideas that last.
 We all need to be prepared for a world that is fluid, global and interdisciplinary. Distinctions between specialties will blur and overlap. Change is happening at electrifying speed. In this vortex there are no maps. 
Featuring 100 interactive chapters to inspire groundbreaking new ideas, this is perfect for fans of Keri Smith's Wreck this Journal, Paul Arden's It's Not How Good You Are and Rolf Dobelli's global bestseller The Art of Thinking Clearly.

Review\n"Whatever your creative hangup, Rod Judkins has steps you can take now, and a wealth of examples to support his advice. An admirably straightforward, no-nonsense guide to getting over yourself and getting to work." —Mason Currey, author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work\n"This book is packed with great stories and ideas to power up your work journey with creativity and success by doing things differently." —Susie Pearl, author ofInstructions for Happiness and Success\nWith increasing mechanization and automation, creativity is ever more valued in the workplace. Short chapters, each focusing on a particular approach or strategy, which is brought out by real-life examples of the strategy in use. Shortlist of practical steps at the end of each chapter\n"Everyone would benefit from reading Judkins, if only because he is so entertaining, or "edutaining." His chapters are packed with counterintuitive insights and hard truths, which are seldom so clearly and vividly laid out. . . . The strategies within these pages should, in those famous words of Leibniz, 'incline without necessitating'." —Psychology Today\nHow do we rate work? 
It’s good, it’s bad or it’s brilliant. 
What response does your work usually get? Be honest. 
This book will help you make your work brilliant.\nYou don’t have to be brilliant to produce brilliant work. Many of the characters you will meet in this book failed at school, lacked natural talent, were not especially gifted or were repeatedly sacked. But their methods produced brilliant work – and they will work for you, too. Make Brilliant Work is the essential book from Rod Judkins, author of the international bestseller The Art of Creative Thinking.\nWhether you are a business or an individual, you might find it hard to produce something significant and important. The real-life heroes in this book will show you how to make the transformation from ordinary to extraordinary. From Roald Dahl to Steven Spielberg, and star architect Zaha Hadid: the figures in Make Brilliant Work will show you how to think for yourself, take risks and persevere to create brilliant work.

Make Brilliant Work: From Picasso to Steve Jobs, How to Unlock Your Creativity and Succeed

Job Hunting & Careers

Macmillan, UK

How do we rate work? It's good, it's bad or it's brilliant. What response does your work usually get? Be honest. This book will help you make your work brilliant. You don't have to be brilliant to produce brilliant work. Many of the characters you will meet in this book failed at school, lacked natural talent, were not especially gifted or were repeatedly sacked. But their methods produced brilliant work - and they will work for you, too. Make Brilliant Work is the essential book from Rod Judkins, author of the international bestseller The Art of Creative Thinking. Whether you are a business or an individual, you might find it hard to produce something significant and important. The real-life heroes in this book will show you how to make the transformation from ordinary to extraordinary. From Roald Dahl to Steven Spielberg, and star architect Zaha Hadid: the figures in Make Brilliant Work will show you how to think for yourself, take risks and persevere to create brilliant work.

Motivational

How do we rate work?It's good, it's bad or it's brilliant.What response does your work usually get? Be honest.This book will help you make your work brilliant.You don't have to be brilliant to produce brilliant work. Many of the characters you will meet in this book failed at school, lacked natural talent, were not especially gifted or were repeatedly sacked. But their methods produced brilliant work - and they will work for you, too. Make Brilliant Work is the essential book from Rod Judkins, author of the international bestseller The Art of Creative Thinking.Whether you are a business or an individual, you might find it hard to produce something significant and important. The real-life heroes in this book will show you how to make the transformation from ordinary to extraordinary. From Roald Dahl to Steven Spielberg, and star architect Zaha Hadid: the figures in Make Brilliant Work will show you how to think for yourself, take risks and persevere to create brilliant work.

Pan.

It is a common belief that creativity is something you are born with, and others can only envy. Most creative people are, in fact, just as ordinary as the rest of us. What they have is a belief in themselves, and this is a skill that everyone can learn. In Change Your Mind, Rod Judkins reveals the 57 habits of some of the world's most creative people. From the Beatles to Einstein, Charles Dickens to Damien Hirst, you will learn how to unlock the creativity lurking within. Nuggets of wisdom include the importance of focus, why you should never wait for inspiration to strike, and how you should always turn a failure into a success. Many of these people lack traditional artistic abilities (Bacon couldn't draw, so he didn't; Warhol couldn't paint, so he didn't) but that doesn't stop them from thinking of themThe gift that creative people have is that they believe they are creative, and because they think they are creative, they are creative.My work in the creative industries has introduced me to many great writers, artists and musicians. I have seen that they do not contain a bigger bank of creativity than anyone else.Creative people are not especially creative. Whether you're trying to start your own business, write music, come up with new ideas at work or just change your way of looking at the world, Change Your Mind will do just that. With real-life insights into the minds of writers, artists and musicians, from Picasso to Paul McCartney, Change Your Mind will unlock the creative genius you always knew you were.

Change Your Mind: 57 Ways to Unlock Your Creative Self

Hardie Grant Books

Everyone wants to be more creative. Being creative makes life more fun and interesting. But many believe the common misconception that creativity is something you are born with and others can only envy. In Change Your Mind, Rod Judkins reveals that `creative' people are no more creative than the rest of us. Rather, their gift is that they believe they are creative, and because of this, they are. Many of these people lack traditional artistic abilities (Francis Bacon couldn't draw, so he didn't; Andy Warhol couldn't paint, so he didn't) but that doesn't stop them. This self-belief accounts for 90 per cent of their success. Creativity is a skill that everyone can learn and benefit from, whether you're trying to start your own business, write music, come up with new ideas at work or just change your way of looking at the world. Follow theses 57 insider tips, which include nuggets of wisdom such as the importance of focus, why you should never wait for inspiration and how you should always turn a failure into success. With real-life insights into the minds of writers, artists and musicians, from Picasso to Paul McCartney, Change Your Mind will unlock the creative genius you always knew you were.

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Hardie Grant Books (UK)

Collage is an innovative and exciting technique that invigorates the artistic process through unusual associations and dislocated imagery. This practical book shows how collage can be used to portray the figure in new and challenging ways. Written for both novices and experienced artists, it explains the fundamental techniques used to manipulate different paints and collage, while encouraging experimentation and individual development.

Figurative Painting with Collage

Arts & Photography

Painting

The Crowood Press

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The Art of Creative Thinking: 89 Ways to See Things Differently

The Art of Creative Thinking

Ideas Are Your Only Currency

Ideas Are Your Only Currency

Make Brilliant Work: From Picasso to Steve Jobs, How to Unlock Your Creativity and Succeed

Make Brilliant Work: From Picasso to Steve Jobs, How to Unlock Your Creativity and Succeed

Make Brilliant Work: From Picasso to Steve Jobs, How to Unlock Your Creativity and Succeed

Change Your Mind: 57 Ways to Unlock Your Creative Self

Change Your Mind: 57 Ways to Unlock Your Creative Self

Figurative Painting with Collage