... glass
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moments of exaltation. ... over and you contemplate it, then there are
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... into contact with their tentacles,
and are seized, devoured and digested. Think of me as the
jellyfish, and the captured victims become the plots, the
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Art of Creative ... out of chaos. Skill? Yes, because there is
an art in knowing when to stand back and let your Depth
Mind do its work.
The Art of Creative Thinking...
... honestly to be aware – these are the true
aims and duties of criticism.
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
Plutarch
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Art of Creative Thinking 1-134 :Creative ... many creative thinkers
who find that walking plays a part in the total economy of
creative thinking, albeit not a direct one:
Drift, Wait...
... analogy between a
Buddha’s smile and the front of a motorcycle?
Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is
to think of it again.
Goethe
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Art of Creative ... books.’
The implication is that below the surface of familiarity there is
a wonderful unknown world to be explored.
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... applying the
principle and developing the technology to the new task in
hand. The less obvious the connection between the two fields
the more we are likely to call it creative thinking.
Therefore ... outstanding success into their
own industry.
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Art of...
... wanted.’
One of the prime aims of education, it could be argued, is to
develop such an inquisitive mind. The whole art of teaching,’
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and emotions are fused into the paint in the heat of inspira-
tion. What the artist knows and feels is mar...
... is that of the talker who alternately
absorbs and expresses ideas.
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Art of Creative Thinking ... more creative in your thinking.
Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another
mind than in the one where they sprung up.
Oliver Wendell Holmes...
... antithetical to this basic attitude of trust. They drive
away what they long for. ‘If winter comes, can spring be far
behind?’
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Art of Creative Thinking 1-134 :Creative ... reception of an idea from the unconscious mind to the
consciousness is far from being the end of the story; it is only
Sharpen Your Analytical Skills
85...
... 93 96
and courage 94 95
key points for 96
and perseverance 95
analogy 9 14, 16–17, 19,
72–73
as modelling vs copying
13
and existing models 13
and motorcycle example
13
and nature 10, 12
of bees ... defining/redefining
problems 86
and germination of ideas
83–84
key points for 88
answers to quiz questions
and exercise 125–27
art and artists 39 40
1 29
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JOHN ADAIR
London and Philadelphia
How to be innovative and
develop great ideas
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KEYPOINTS
... implication is that below the surface of familiarity there is
a wonderful unknown world to be explored.
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