Michael Michalko Books

Rethink the Way You Think In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who comes up with those ideas? In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking Thinkertoys, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you think like a genius. From the linear to the intuitive, this comprehensive handbook details ingenious creative-thinking techniques for approaching problems in unconventional ways. Through fun and thought-provoking exercises, you’ll learn how to create original ideas that will improve your personal life and your business life. Michalko’s techniques show you how to look at the same information as everyone else and see something different. With hundreds of hints, tricks, tips, tales, and puzzles, Thinkertoys will open your mind to a world of innovative solutions to everyday and not-so-everyday problems.

Shows readers how to liberate thinking and expand imagination by learning to synthesize dissimilar subjects, think paradoxically, and enlist the help of the subconscious mind.

From the bestselling author of Thinkertoys , this follow up brings innovative creative thinking techniques within reach, giving you the tools to tackle everyday challenges in new ways. Internationally renowned business creativity expert, Michael Michalko will show you how creative people think—and how to put their secrets to work for you in business and in your personal life. You don't have to be a genius to solve problems like one. Michalko researched and analyzed hundreds of history's greatest thinkers across disciplines—from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso—to bring the best of their techniques together and to teach you how to apply them in your own life. Cracking Creativity  is filled with exercises and anecdotes that will soon have you looking at problems and seeing many different solutions.

Featuring a diverse collection of poetry crafted over 11 years, this book showcases a variety of rhyming styles. The structure typically includes odd-numbered lines with seven or eight syllables and even-numbered lines with six syllables, creating a lyrical quality reminiscent of song lyrics. Michael Michalas aims to make his messages accessible and engaging for readers of all ages and backgrounds, inviting a wide audience to appreciate the beauty and rhythm of his work.

Contains idea-triggering questions based on nine principles of creativity (substitute, combine, adapt, magnify or add, modify, put to some other use, eliminate, rearrange, reverse). Designed to stimulate creative thinking about problems and generate new ideas in business or other settings.