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Everything Is Obvious: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Watts Crown Business ((2011) “Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.” Everything Is Obvious: How Common Sense Fails Us Douglas J. Voltaire I chose the observation by Voltaire for the title of this review because I agree with him as well as with an observation made by Douglas Watts [.].

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Out of Our Minds: A book review by Bob Morris

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2011) How and why to think differently about learning to be creative This is a “New Edition, Fully Updated” of a book first published in 2001. Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative Ken Robinson Capstone Publishing Ltd. Why a second edition? As Ken Robinson explains in his Preface, “…the first reason is that [.].

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21 Ways to Kill Your Creativity

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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Michalko, author of business classics that include Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius (2001), Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques, 2nd Edition (2006), and Creative Thinkering: Putting Your Imagination to Work (2011).