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001 2006009810
003 DLC
005 20070508142403.0
008 060322s2006 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2006009810
020 $a0749447974
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHD53$b.S57 2006
082 00 $a658.4/0714$222
100 1 $aSloane, Paul,$d1950-
245 14 $aThe leader's guide to lateral thinking skills :$bunlocking the innovation & creativity in yourself & your team /$cPaul Sloane.
246 30 $aLateral thinking skills
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aLondon ;$aSterling, VA :$bKogan Page Limited,$c2006.
263 $a0611
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe need for innovation -- Characteristics of the lateral leader -- The innovation test -- Laying the foundations for change -- Making the vision real -- Challenge your assumptions -- Ask searching questions -- Take a different view -- Combine the unusual -- Adapt, adopt, improve -- Change the rules -- Increase the yield -- Implement and evaluate -- Welcome failure -- Use the team -- Organising for innovation -- Common mistakes - 12 great ways to crush creativity -- Summary -- The lateral leadership course -- Appendix I Exercises and techniques -- A. Brainstorming -- B. Random word -- Restate the problem -- Similies -- E. Reverse the problem -- F. Break the rules -- G. The worst solution -- H. Idea cards -- Found objects -- J. Pass the parcel -- K. Roll the dice -- Successive integration -- The path to the ideal -- N. Lateral thinking puzzles -- O. The ideal competitor -- P. What if? -- Q. Six serving men -- R. Remote architects -- S. Six thinking hats -- T. Rapid-fire storytelling -- U. Spending 10 -- What's on TV tonight? -- Appendix II Answers to puzzles -- Appendix III Recommended reading.
650 0 $aCreative ability in business.
650 0 $aLateral thinking.
650 0 $aManagement.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0611/2006009810.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0715/2006009810-d.html