The Art of the Idea: And How It Can Change Your Life
by John Hunt
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Author: John HuntIllustrator: Sam Nhlengethwa
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-10-13
ISBN: 1576875164
Number of pages: 136
Publisher: powerHouse Books
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Book Review: The Art of the Idea: And How It Can Change Your Life
Summary: 5 Stars
John Hunt's ascerbic //The Art Of The Idea: And How It Can Change Your Life//, gently couched in Sam Mnlengethwa's engaging illustrations, is a thought-provoking journey from the nebulous clouds of ideas into the hard-hitting rocks of the real world. It goes from here to there, in a straight line, but in your mind, it does not. It swirls around--the ideas, I mean. ||In sum, this book is about 20 ideas wrapped in a lovely package of 20 observations. Neat. Clean. Organized. And yet, the thoughts carefully nestled in each, are anything but. Cataclysmic. Explosive. Revolutionary. It does not tell you what you already comfortably know; it shakes you to your core--the kind of knowledge that can happen only from something new, concocted largely from piecing together what is already known to you, and yet don't. The ideas in this book make me both happy and sad; happy because positive thinking is a good thing without being kitschy, and sad because not everyone, specially some of those who need to, will be able to read this book.
Anyway, reading this must be how kindergarten kids read children's book--full of fascination, full of possibilities--and that life is a world of wonderful ideas. The only difference? We've grown up and we're no longer kids.
Reviewed by Dominique James
Summary of The Art of the Idea: And How It Can Change Your Life
As an award-winning playwright, author, and Worldwide Creative Director of TBWA, John Hunt has witnessed again and again the power of original thinking to transform both companies and individuals. In The Art of the Idea, Hunt addresses everyone from the global boardroom to the man on the street, bridging the gap with ease. Few can argue with Hunt's claim that it is ideas that move the world forward, and he refreshingly articulates that anyone can play: there is no hierarchy to original thinking.The Art of the Idea provides a toolbox for achieving excellence and offers a new way of defining your world. By illustrating how to create space so ideas can breathe, it provides a lifeline to those who find themselves stuck in a rut. Unassuming, original, and accessible, the publication includes insights by this leader in creative thinking, and is accompanied by 20 original paintings and collages by the internationally acclaimed South African artist Sam Nhlengethwa. The Art of the Idea grants permission to trust your instincts, endure initial ridicule, and practice thinking as a team sport.
Whatever your idea is about ideas, this book will change it.
"An original and beautiful book. It suggests that the surest way to liberate ourselves is through the power of our ideas."
--Nelson Mandela Foundation
"This is not just one of those books that makes you think. It challenges you to think. It demands that you think, and to beware of all those obstacles that would stop you from trusting your instincts and finding an idea."
--Lee Clow, Global Director of Media Arts, TBWA\Chiat Day
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