💡 Creative Problem Solving

Books that teach you to think sideways — using lateral thinking, design frameworks, and imaginative approaches to break through the problems that linear logic can't crack.

Nonsense

by Jamie Holmes • 2015

Certainty is a trap. What not knowing does for creativity, smarter choices, and avoiding disaster.

3.61

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏢 Organizational Learning 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🌫️ Tolerance For Ambiguity

Nonsense

Certainty is a trap. What not knowing does for creativity, smarter choices, and avoiding disaster.

by Jamie Holmes 2015

3.61

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏢 Organizational Learning 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🌫️ Tolerance For Ambiguity

Hunch

by Bernadette Jiwa • 2017

Breakthrough ideas start with noticing what others overlook, and that is a skill you can train.

3.51

490

🎨 Design Thinking 💡 Everyday Innovation 👀 Opportunity Spotting 🔄 Iterative Development 🌱 Growth Mindset

Hunch

Breakthrough ideas start with noticing what others overlook, and that is a skill you can train.

by Bernadette Jiwa 2017

3.51

490 ratings

🎨 Design Thinking 💡 Everyday Innovation 👀 Opportunity Spotting 🔄 Iterative Development 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Creative Thinking Handbook

by Chris Griffiths • 2019

A step-by-step system for solving business problems creatively, on demand and on deadline.

3.79

163

💡 Business Innovation 🧱 Structured Creativity 🔄 Creative Process ⚠️ Thinking Traps 🎨 Design Thinking

The Creative Thinking Handbook

A step-by-step system for solving business problems creatively, on demand and on deadline.

by Chris Griffiths 2019

3.79

163 ratings

💡 Business Innovation 🧱 Structured Creativity 🔄 Creative Process ⚠️ Thinking Traps 🎨 Design Thinking

Design Thinking in the Classroom

by David Lee • 2018

Five phases to turn students into creative problem solvers, starting with an after-school club.

4.15

💡 Design Thinking 🏗️ Project-Based Learning 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 🍎 K-12 Teachers 📋 Classroom Strategies

Design Thinking in the Classroom

Five phases to turn students into creative problem solvers, starting with an after-school club.

by David Lee 2018

4.15

40 ratings

💡 Design Thinking 🏗️ Project-Based Learning 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 🍎 K-12 Teachers 📋 Classroom Strategies

John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success

by John Adair • 2011

A hundred ideas for turning your vocation into leadership and your minutes into results.

3.38

🧭 Vocation And Calling ⏳ Time Management 🤝 Servant Leadership 💬 Communication Skills 📜 Classic Self-Help

John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success

A hundred ideas for turning your vocation into leadership and your minutes into results.

by John Adair 2011

3.38

37 ratings

🧭 Vocation And Calling ⏳ Time Management 🤝 Servant Leadership 💬 Communication Skills 📜 Classic Self-Help

If Chins Could Kill

by Bruce Campbell • 2001

Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.

3.95

19k+

🎬 Independent Film 💰 Low-Budget Filmmaking 🧟 Cult Films 🎥 Behind The Scenes 🎓 Filmmaking Advice

If Chins Could Kill

Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.

by Bruce Campbell 2001

3.95

19k+ ratings

🎬 Independent Film 💰 Low-Budget Filmmaking 🧟 Cult Films 🎥 Behind The Scenes 🎓 Filmmaking Advice

Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom

by Edward de Bono • 1996

Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.

3.76

119

🦉 Practical Wisdom 👁️ Perception And Reality 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🗺️ Mental Models ✨ Possibility Thinking

Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom

Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.

by Edward de Bono 1996

3.76

119 ratings

🦉 Practical Wisdom 👁️ Perception And Reality 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🗺️ Mental Models ✨ Possibility Thinking

The Happiness Purpose

by Edward de Bono • 1977

Happiness as life's purpose: a thinking framework that trades absolute truth for flexible belief.

3.52

🏛️ Life Philosophy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 💡 Lateral Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility ☀️ Happiness Studies

The Happiness Purpose

Happiness as life's purpose: a thinking framework that trades absolute truth for flexible belief.

by Edward de Bono 1977

3.52

84 ratings

🏛️ Life Philosophy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 💡 Lateral Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility ☀️ Happiness Studies

Think Out of The Box

by Som Bathla • 2019

Ten ideas in ten minutes: how daily quotas, boredom, and non-expert input train the creative mind.

4.13

💡 Idea Generation 🎯 Creative Habits ⏳ Incubation Theory 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🛠️ Creative Techniques

Think Out of The Box

Ten ideas in ten minutes: how daily quotas, boredom, and non-expert input train the creative mind.

by Som Bathla 2019

4.13

67 ratings

💡 Idea Generation 🎯 Creative Habits ⏳ Incubation Theory 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🛠️ Creative Techniques

TRIZ For Dummies

by Lilly Haines-Gadd • 2016

Turn impossible trade-offs into breakthroughs. A patent-proven method for systematic innovation.

4.07

🧠 Systematic Innovation 📦 Product Development ⚖️ Design Trade-Offs 🔭 Technology Forecasting ✂️ Radical Simplification

TRIZ For Dummies

Turn impossible trade-offs into breakthroughs. A patent-proven method for systematic innovation.

by Lilly Haines-Gadd 2016

4.07

54 ratings

🧠 Systematic Innovation 📦 Product Development ⚖️ Design Trade-Offs 🔭 Technology Forecasting ✂️ Radical Simplification

Think and Grow Rich

by Greg S. Reid • 2013

You know what to do. Here's how to keep doing it when quitting feels easier.

4.08

189

💪 Persistence Strategies 👻 Fear Management 🛡️ Resilience Building 🚪 Rejection Handling 🔧 Frugal Innovation

Think and Grow Rich

You know what to do. Here's how to keep doing it when quitting feels easier.

by Greg S. Reid 2013

4.08

189 ratings

💪 Persistence Strategies 👻 Fear Management 🛡️ Resilience Building 🚪 Rejection Handling 🔧 Frugal Innovation

The Creative Thinking Handbook

by Chris Griffiths • 2022

Your brain has three blind spots that kill creativity. A four-step system for working around them.

3.79

163

🧠 Metacognition 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🌊 Divergent Thinking 💡 Ideation Techniques 🌱 Innovation Culture

The Creative Thinking Handbook

Your brain has three blind spots that kill creativity. A four-step system for working around them.

by Chris Griffiths 2022

3.79

163 ratings

🧠 Metacognition 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🌊 Divergent Thinking 💡 Ideation Techniques 🌱 Innovation Culture

The Book of Real-World Negotiations

by Joshua N. Weiss • 2020

Turn power gaps, high emotions, and culture clashes into your biggest negotiation advantages.

3.97

🤝 Negotiation Strategies 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🌍 Global Negotiation

The Book of Real-World Negotiations

Turn power gaps, high emotions, and culture clashes into your biggest negotiation advantages.

by Joshua N. Weiss 2020

3.97

29 ratings

🤝 Negotiation Strategies 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🌍 Global Negotiation

Kỹ năng giải quyết vấn đề

by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg • 2020

85% of leaders say their teams solve the wrong problems. A simple loop to fix that.

4.23

669

🔄 Problem Reframing 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👟 Perspective Taking 🌟 Solution-Focused

Kỹ năng giải quyết vấn đề

85% of leaders say their teams solve the wrong problems. A simple loop to fix that.

by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 2020

4.23

669 ratings

🔄 Problem Reframing 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👟 Perspective Taking 🌟 Solution-Focused

Possible

by William Ury • 2024

Why pushing loses negotiations, and the three inner shifts that turn conflict into collaboration.

4.21

398

📊 Negotiation Strategies 🤝 Conflict Resolution 👂 Deep Listening 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🏛️ Principled Negotiation

Possible

Why pushing loses negotiations, and the three inner shifts that turn conflict into collaboration.

by William Ury 2024

4.21

398 ratings

📊 Negotiation Strategies 🤝 Conflict Resolution 👂 Deep Listening 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🏛️ Principled Negotiation

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