Imagination First
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-118-01368-7 (ISBN)
When imagination becomes habit, it can transform your work and your life
The best corporations know that innovative thinking is the only competitive advantage that cannot be outsourced. The best schools are those that create cultures of imagination. Now in paperback, Imagination First introduces a wide-variety of individuals who make a habit of imaginative thinking and creative action, offering a set of universal practices that anyone can use to transform their life at work, home, and play. These 28.5 practices will enable anyone to become more imaginative and to teach others to do so as well from corporate executive to educator to platoon sergeant. Bonus content includes
Winning "practices" submitted by the public
Guidelines for educators who want to cultivate creativity in their classrooms
Expanded resource section
The book is filled with illustrative stories of creative leaders, teachers, artists, and scientists that clearly illustrate the original practices and new material that shows how to bring imagination to life.
ERIC LIU is at the New America Foundation and writes for Slate magazine. He is the author of Guiding Lights and The Accidental Asian, a New York Times notable book featured in the PBS documentary Matters of Race. Eric served as a speechwriter for President Clinton in the first term and as White House deputy domestic policy advisor in the second. After the White House, he was an executive at the digital media company RealNetworks. A frequent commentator on CNN, CNBC, and MSNBC, Eric is one of GQ magazine's "Pundits We Like" and was cited by A. Magazine a one of the national's 25 most influential Asian Americans. In 2002, he was named by the World Economic Forum one of the 100 "Global Leaders of Tomorrow." He lives with his family in Seattle, where he hosts a local NPR interview show called, "The Power of Voice" and teaches at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs. Eric speaks regularly at conferences and campuses around the country. SCOTT NOPPE-BRANDON is executive director of Lincoln Center Institute (LCI), an arts and education organization where students learn about and through the arts by focusing on works of art, including performing and visual arts, and architecture. LCI's principles support learning across the curriculum. The Institute works in partnership with pre-K through grade twelve educators and degree-granting teacher education programs, and provides numerous professional development opportunities. Founded in 1975, the Institute is the educational cornerstone of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc, and a global leader in education and the arts. Since its inception, it has reached over 3 million students and some 50,000 educators.
Acknowledgments xi Lincoln Center Institute xv
The Authors xix
Part One • The Premise 1
Introduction 2
What, Why, and How 18
Part Two • The Practices 41
Practice 1 • Make Mist 42
Ready, get still, go
Practice 2 • Leave the Campfire 46
Know your enemy: it is you, scared
Practice 3 • Flip What’s Foolish 52
Practice 4 • Make Way for Awe 58
Nurture humility and the wonder that comes with it
Practice 5 • Reinvent the Wheel 64
Be willing to give back the givens
Practice 6 • Think Inside the Box 68
Make greedy, grateful use of limits
Practice 7 • Hoard Bits 74
Collect obsessively; sift; trust that the right bits will emerge
Practice 8 • Mix Your Metaphors 80
Change the metaphors that frame your reality
Practice 9 • Renew Your Narrative 84
Ask whether your story still serves you
Practice 10 • Untie Your Tongue 90
Talk about your work with someone who doesn't understand it
Practice 11 • Swap Bodies 94
Lose yourself in a role
Practice 12 • Make a Gap 100
Obscure part of the picture
Practice 12.5 • Finish the Story 106
Make the ending open-ended
Practice 13 • Chunk It 108
Show how small it all starts
Practice 14 • Don't Blink 114
Snap in slow motion; see how you get primed for decision
Practice 15 • Cloud Appreciation 118
Search out ambiguity and sit with it
Practice 16 • Spotlight Off, Lantern On 124
Trade sharp focus for full-field awareness
Practice 17 • Play Telephone 128
Engage in meaning-laundering
Practice 18 • Help Out a Boobonian 132
Make every task a quest
Practice 19 • Teach Nonzero Math 138
Expand the pie before dividing it
Practice 20 • Microexperiment 142
Test your hunches playfully
Practice 21 • Rewrite History 146
Turn "what would've been" into "what could be"
Practice 22 • Design for the Hallway 152
Let informal spaces thrive
Practice 23 • Routinize Randomness 158
Regularly rinse out expectations
Practice 24 • Ride the z-axis 164
Find elemental forms, then play with scale
Practice 25 • Challenge Your Challenges 170
Find better problems
Practice 26 • Break the Hand 176
Unschool yourself periodically
Practice 27 • Yes and ... 180
Never say no to an idea
Practice 28 • Fail Well 186
Treat failure like a skill
Practice X • Make Up Your Own 192
Part Three • The Purposes 197
Conclusion 199
For Further Exploration 213
Index 237
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.5.2011 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 281 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
| Schlagworte | Ausbildung • Phantasie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-118-01368-9 / 1118013689 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-01368-7 / 9781118013687 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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