Open to Think
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Open to Think

Slow Down, Think Creatively, and Make Better Decisions

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eBook - ePub

Open to Think

Slow Down, Think Creatively, and Make Better Decisions

About this book

hile it may not occur to us on a daily basis, there is a widespread cultural tendency toward quick decisions and quick action. This pattern has resulted in many of our society's greatest successes, but even more of its failures. Though the root cause is by no means malicious, we have begun to reward speed over quality, and the negative effects suffered in both our personal and professional lives are potentially catastrophic.Best-selling author and Chief Envisioner Dan Pontefract offers the solution to this predicament with what he coins "Open Thinking, " a cyclical process in which creativity is encouraged, critiquing leads to better decisions, and thoughtful action delivers positive, sustainable results. He proposes a return to balance between the three components of productive thought: dreaming, deciding, and doing.Based on organizational and societal data, academic research, historical studies, and a wide range of interviews, Open to Think is an appeal for a world of better thinking. Pontefract introduces tangible, actionable strategies to improve the way we think as organizations and individuals.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. I Thinking
  4. 1 Cogito Ergo Sum
  5. II Creative Thinking
  6. 2 At the Lonely End of the Think
  7. 3 Come to Think of It
  8. III Critical Thinking
  9. 4 Think Hole
  10. 5 Great Minds Don’t Think Alike
  11. IV Applied Thinking
  12. 6 Sooner than You Think
  13. 7 You Have Another Think Coming
  14. V Open Thinking
  15. 8 Think Again
  16. Afterword
  17. Ten Essential Guidelines for Open Thinking
  18. References
  19. Index
  20. About the Author