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Need to be more creative? Give yourself a “Whack on The Side of the Head”
Written by: Ben NashArticle Overview: Can you train yourself to be a better creative thinker? Answer: Yes! Everyone can be more creative, so says Roger von Oech, author of a great little book called “A Whack on the Side of the Head - How You Can Be More Creative”.
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Need to be more creative? Give yourself a “Whack on The Side of the Head”
Can you train yourself to be a better creative thinker? Answer: Yes!
Everyone can be more creative, so says Roger von Oech, author of a great
little book called “A Whack on the Side of the Head - How You Can Be
More Creative”.
Apparently the brain comes in two halves.
The left-hemisphere is associated with logical and sequential thinking -
the sort of analytical thinking that accountants, engineers, and
scientists do. The right side of the brain is associated with pattern
thinking, visualization, and intuition rather than logic—the kind of
thinking that painters and poets engage in.
When we are children we can uses both sides of our brains quite
easily in play, but as we grow older our socialization and education
tends to push us towards using our left brain. This leaves many people
with under-developed right brains due to under use. It’s like exercising
your left arm when you go to the gym but not working out with your
right arm—you will feel a little out of balance with a bulging left
bicep and a wimpy right handshake!
So go get yourself a “A Whack on the Side of the Head - How You Can
Be More Creative” and do the work out exercises for your right brain.
Who knows—there may be a creative genius in there waiting to get out!
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About the Author: Ben Nash RSS for Ben's articles - Visit Ben's website  Ben Nash is the editor-in-chief of DailyHRTips.com. He is the founder and chief developer of the blog, providing tech/design support as well as tips and book reviews. Ben has held many interesting jobs in his professional career, including: barista, landscaper, public policy intern, barista (again), professional horse wrangler, ski lift attendant (aka "liftie"), political science teaching assistant, marketing and sales assistant, and an ecommerce/web developer. He also doubles as the Creative Director at Aspen Organization Development Consulting. Ben has interacted with many people, in many different organizations and offers some interesting insight on the human resources game. You can read his blog at http://www.DailyHRTips.com and visit his website at http://www.AspenOD.com. Click here to visit Ben's website   Employee Testing and Assessments When I Grow Up I want to be a Leader or Maybe a Manager Dont Subtract the ADDIE We Dont Want to be Downers but are your Career Prospects Evaporating The Assessment of Intellectual Functioning in the Work Environment |
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