A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative
by Roger von Oech

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative
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Author: Roger von Oech
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-05
ISBN: 0446404667
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Business Plus

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Summary: 5 Stars

I teach creative thinking in Hungary. This is the book I suggest to my students. It is a pity, that hasn't been translated to Hungarian.

Summary of A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative

This is the 25th anniversary edition of the creativity classic by Dr. Roger von Oech.


Over the years, A WHACK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD has been praised by business people, educators, scientists, homemakers, artists, youth leaders, and many more. The book has been stimulating creativity in millions of readers, translated into eleven languages, and used in seminars around the world.

Now Roger von Oech's fully illustrated and updated volume is filled with even more provocative puzzles, anecdotes, exercises, metaphors, cartoons, questions, quotations, stories, and tips designed to systematically break through your mental blocks and unlock your mind for creative thinking. This new edition will attract an entire new generation of readers with updated and mind-stretching material.

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