The Concise Adair on Creativity and Innovation by John Adair, Neil Thomas

By John Adair, Neil Thomas

This ebook describes intimately how you can recruit the best humans, spotting the major features of innovators and the way to prepare and use them to accomplish the easiest influence.

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Synthesis Synthesis is the opposite to analysis, it is the ability to combine parts or elements to form a whole. ‘Holistic’ is a useful word to explain this approach. ‘Wholes’ are produced by grouping units together where it is difficult to analyse them into their parts without losing the wholeness. When thinking creatively, there is a need to be able to see the wood for the trees (holism) rather then just the trees (analysis). The ability to be able to think about organisations and teams, opportunities and problems as wholes is extremely impor- PART ONE: CREATIVITY 23 tant.

To be more aware and in touch with your intuition even if it is only a faint whisper. To recognise it you need to trust your intuitive powers. You should be prepared to give your intuition the benefit of the doubt but also be aware it can be affected by your emotions surrounding the situation or problem. Stress and tiredness can upset the intuitive thinkers immediate comprehension of the reality of a situation so remember to evaluate your intuitive thoughts carefully. CHECKLIST: HOW DOES YOUR MIND WORK?

Consider the following scenario: 4 Louise, Donna and Jane live next door to each other. Donna has the flat in the middle. They work as a teacher, a TV presenter and a nurse, but not necessarily in that order. The TV presenter walks Jane’s dog when Jane is working late. The teacher taps on Louise’s wall when Louise’s music is too loud. What career does each woman have? The solution to this problem is in the Appendix on page 97. Logical thinking is only a small part of effective creative thinking.

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